I too was getting very frustrated with the nose gear on my trainer.. more with the poor steering that constantly went out of wack.. I converted it (Hobbico Superstar 40) to a tail dragger...moved the gear inline with the leading edge.. and all of a sudden the frustraton was gone and the fun was back in the flying. No problem getting used to the tail dragger.. just listened to our instructors and I was ok in no time..

Good Luck