We apparently have two different course locks. Mine doesn't work the way you've described.
harbourside said:no its not, course lock or ioc will as I said make the phantom fly in the direction you push the sticks, left is left and right is right etc. regardless of which way the phantom is pointing.
Assuming you start off with the phantom facing away from you, which you should.
Home lock is when you pull back on the stick and the phantom will fly directly towards the home point even If it is pointing in another direction.