ArduPilot 3.7.1 Flight Modes

ArduPlane Plane 3.7
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With so much obsolete info out there, it is hard to find what’s current. My questions are simple: what channel is used for flight mode selection on 3.7.1 (it used to be ch. 5, seems to be 8 now)? Can it be changed (used to be yes, seems to be no now)? If so, how (used to be a drop down list in configs, NA)?

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On Plane this is configurable using the FLTMODE_CH parameter.

http://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/common-rc-transmitter-flight-mode-configuration.html#setting-the-flight-mode-channel