I wouldn't be trying nose in until you are on at least the third "practice" of "practice, practice, practice" IMO, you should be COMPLETELY confident hovering at eye level tail in, 45 degrees, and side on before you even consider bringing it around for nose in.

RS2K: I don't know what sim you are using, but I used RealFlight 3D to learn nose in, and I found it much easier on the heli than in the sim. Never had a close call doing nose in. My first crash resulted from getting cocky after a successful high inverted hover. I decided to flip it over a little lower the next time and ....long story short, it was a bit too low. :stupid: