Remote controllers have up to four mode of operations. The most common mode is now Mode 2.
| Mode | Left stick, horizontal axis | Left stick, vertical axis | Right stick, horizontal axis | Right stick, vertical axis |
| ---- | --------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| 1 | Yaw | Pitch | Roll | Throttle |
| 2 | Yaw | Throttle | Roll | Pitch |
| 3 | Roll | Pitch | Yaw | Throttle |
| 4 | Roll | Throttle | Yaw | Pitch |