ORIGINAL: Jamming
Thanks for your input that helps build my confidence. It's seems almost to easy on the simulator and that's maybe why I am second guessing my first flight. Sounds like trim and power management is the key, I fly my align 90 helicopter pretty much wide open all the time on idle up for 3 d. What do you mean by ''lay off the rudder'' doesn't the plane need rudder and aileron to turn ?
No the plane turns using Ailrons... that's the mistake heli pilots make.
As mentioned rudder is used to help co-ordinate turns and keep the plane from "slipping" in a turn, but they are NOT the primary turn mechansim.
On many planes if you attempt to use the rudder for turns in normal flight the nose will dip down... so heli pilots end up chasing their tails so to speak.
Some planes have no rudder control at all, while a few experience pronounce adverse yaw during aileron turns and really require rudder inputs.
It depends upon the plane.
Usually "first" and "second" planes do not need rudder input throughout the flight, unless there is a crosswind, etc. They are designed not to yaw adversely.
I had one heli pilot that I let fly solo after his second time out. He was flying a newly purchased Pulse XT. While he was flying I noticed that the plane was "wiggling" all the time and it looked like something was wrong with the plane.
After he landed I checked it over and found nothing wrong. When he went up again I saw the same problem... he seemed oblivious to it.
I asked him to hand me the sticks and the problem stopped.
I handed the sticks back to him, set the throttle to about 70% and told him to fly the plane with only the right stick. Again no problem.
It took a concious effort for him to lay off the rudder from then on.
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It would be best to get help from someone for the first couple of flights.
An instructor will go over your plane, make sure it is properly set up... ( imagine an utter heli novice, but proficient plane pilot trying to set up CCPM linkages without knowning a thing about how they work! ). They can fly it for you and set up the trims plus help eliminate any unwanted in flight characteristics.
And they can help you acclimate yourself to the differences. Remember Helis don't "notice" the wind... planes do.
I'll bet two flights with help will be all you'll need.
BTW: bad idea to fly most planes "wide open" all the time... that's often a sure fire way to break the wings or cause flutter and loose control.