Knife-edge coupling — nose pitches up/down in knife-edge
Holding knife-edge, the nose pitches (and sometimes rolls) instead of staying level.
💡 The idea: Rudder deflection at that attitude is inducing unwanted coupling — a fine-tuning mix, not a primary fix.
Try these in order
Make one change at a time and re-test — that's how you learn what your car likes.
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Add rudder-to-elevator (and rudder-to-aileron) mixing, tuned separately for left/right rudder
Only address this after CG, neutral trims, and thrustline are already correct.
Found what works? Save it as a Setup Sheet and compare it against your baseline, log the result in your Run Log, or dig deeper in the RC Wiki.
General RC tuning guidance — your chassis manual's own tuning chart is the final word for your specific car.