I assume you fly clockwise, looking from the top of the circle.  If you let them come up to speed before launching, the torque makes takeoffs a little sportier with standard rotation.  Other than that, standard rotation works better on one of my airplanes and just as well on the other.

Howard

we fly anti clock wise as per the norm for most folks.

Some pilots feel that they have better line tension especially in the overhead maneuvers when using pusher props  (clockwise viewed from the front). I'm not good enough to tell one way or another!

Carl,
There are pro's and con's to "pusher" setups. On the con side, if you have a ship that is set up for normal counter clockwise IC and convert to E power all the trim settings have to be almost reversed. For IC many build in a 1/16 -1/8" positive incidence (leading edge up) to the stab (this counteracts the downward piching moment do to circular flight with the counter clockwise rotation of the prop), we use reverse bellcrank installation (i.e. front line down). We carry more outboard wing tip weight. Some of these you can't easily change when converting. If the ship was built zero/zero then the only issue would be the reverse bellcrank which you could live with as long as the leadout position is adjustable.

On the plus side - if you build E power from the start the conversion is not to bad. For my ships I have found that I needed to be able to get the at least 1/2 the battery pack over the leading edge to hit the proper CG without adding tail weight, not to hard in the build stage. Also if you are going to go pusher prop you can use the old standard bellcrank installation with the front line "UP", this makes the control installation a little simpler. The stab should be at zero to 1/16" negative incident (to counter act the upward pitching moment due to circular flight path and the clockwise prop rotation). You will likely need a little less tip weight but this is minimal.

During flight what you normally notice is on take-off it holds the nose down a little more with the "pusher prop" then the standard rotation. You will likely feel more tension on the outside maneuvers (a little more solid feel) particularly the corners and last outside loop of the clover. I have two ships that are running pushers and for me it made them feel better.

Best,         DennisT

Bob,
Todays approach, for ships set up for counter clockwise flight, is to set up for the bellcrank (on IC CC rotation prop) with the output arm set up on the inside (leadout side) to give back line down. This gives a slight out yaw on outside turns (prop yaw in moment on outside turns) to help line tension.

For the clockwise rotation (pusher prop) the bellcrank goes in with the output arm on the outside (away from the leadouts) giving up line back to again give a slight yaw out. This is the opposite of the IC conventional counter clockwise rotation, thus the reverse leadout convention.

If the prop is very light the impact is minimal and some don't bother, but for heavy props or high rpm setups it makes a difference.

Best,         DennisT

Howard, I also recall you saying that the CCW prop was giving you a lomcevak at the top of the hourglass. My stunt pig was doing the same, and so I decided to switch to a CW prop, and found similar outcomes to you swapping from one way to the other.

Truth be told I've not got it dialled in just yet, but the initial trim changes are pretty well in line with yours.