I just went over my response and realized I didn't even try to give my 2 cents to your turning question. I don't want to be that person that tells you to get an instructor and nothing else.

My first few flights, on the buddy box, I never touched the rudder when in the air. One of the guys who took me up kept saying that I need to get used to the rudder if I want to be able to take off, and land. While using the sim, I made it a point to initiate my turns using the rudder. Getting the wing to about a 45 degree bank, then using some up elevator to maintain the same altitude. It helps if you can set up the sim so that you have a box in the corner of the screen that will tell you your speed, altitude and wind. My sim, G2 realflight has this. While flying on the sim it is easy to loose where you are, if all you see is blue sky. At least when you fly for real, you will know if you are loosing or gaining altitude, and where you are flying in relation to the pit area. I actually think that the actual flying part is easier when you do it for real as opposed to the sim.

Anyway, when I want to end the turn, I practice using both the ailerons and rudder to level the plane out. Try this doing ovals, figure eights, and box patterns. When landing, I can honestly say that I am yet to use the rudder. I'll just fly my final approach, let off the throttle and slowly bring her down in the middle of the runway keeping the plane level with the ailerons. The other day when landing in about 10-15mph crosswinds, I can see where better rudder control would have been useful. I was keeping the plane level when landing, but it was drifting a little sideways with the wind. I landed no problem, but rudder is definitly something I have to work on.

Now keep in mind that this is just my newbie 2 cents and there are a lot more experienced responses you could get out there. I have had no problems so far so somethings working right. Tim