[brotherblonde]

Gday Kevin. Cyclic is the front/ back, left/right movement. When the heli is hovering, or moving very slowly, those 4 movements are essentially "sliding" in those directions. When the heli is in forward flight, the cyclic virtually becomes elevator & aileron.

Collective, however, is (in 6 channel helis....as we fly at the field) is connected to the throttle. When hovering it makes it go up and down. When in forward flight and you tilt the heli "more " forwards, increasing the collective will accelerate the heli. It's creating more lift, but that lift is angled forwards and pulling the heli forwards instead of up.

Real helis (and mode 2 rc) have the cyclic in the right hand (right thumb for rc) and the throttle/collective is operated by the left hand ( left thumb). the rudders or anti torque pedals are operated by the feet (left thumb).

In mode 1 however, the throttle is on the right stick with the left/right part of the cyclic. The left stick has the forward/back part of the cyclic plus the rudder/anti torque.

I hope that makes sense as I'm typing a couple of days after my Dad's funeral with a bit of wine/beer in my system.