Four commands, three different setup questions
Throttle changes collective, yaw rotates heading, pitch tips the nose and roll banks the aircraft. Stick mode decides where your hands command them. Flight mode decides how the aircraft interprets them. Hardware mapping decides which physical signal reaches each command.
Start with throttle, yaw, pitch and roll, then compare Modes 1–4. Drone Horizon's current menu offers Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 and Custom; a conventional Mode 4 arrangement requires a custom profile.
Diagnose before tuning
| What is wrong? | Read first |
|---|---|
| A stick moves the wrong command | Controller setup |
| Drift or incomplete travel | Calibration and dead zones |
| Small inputs are too aggressive | Rates |
| Response changes sharply near the edge | Expo |
| The aircraft keeps turning after release | Angle vs Acro |
A settings change is useful when it answers a specific observation. Avoid changing calibration, camera and rates simultaneously; that removes the reference needed to understand the result.
Turn the mapping into coordinated flight
Practice throttle and yaw separately, then connect pitch and roll in a broad turn. In manual FPV, centering a rotation command does not automatically level the aircraft or stop its movement.
The custom-controls feature guide explains how the simulator's input layers fit together. The supporting articles below provide the practical comparisons, including rate-model differences and the value of saving a known profile.