I've given up trying to understand what affect different settings have. Most of it's just waaaay over my head. I've found it's much easier to just watch videos and make note of other peoples setups. Some work, some don't. As for looptime, mine is set at 3500 and my 250 flies nice and smooth so I'm not changing it. I've changed it to 2500 and quite honestly, I didn't see any difference.