OK, now we getting somewhere. In the cockpit there was an abbreviated checklist and prior to take off two items that surprised me: SCAS-On, Force Trim-Off. Earlier in checklist it had Cyclic Friction-Off.
Now reviewing the AFM checklist does have Force Trim On prior to take off but nothing addressing Cyclic Trim to be set to any amount of friction.
So for normal ops: Force Trim-On and a medium amount of Cyclic Friction. On the cyclic I have both a Force Trim button and an AFCS release button (the same thing as Control Wheel Steering on fixed wing?), push, reset attitude, release and it will hold new attitude?