What i did to work up to forward flight was to very slowly fly between one helipad and annother about 30 feet away. i stood between them so i was flying to the left then the right (aviod flying nose tward you for a while) just keep it low so if you get nervous you can set down (nerves were a big problem for me) just go from pad to pad landing at each stop, once you get comfortable with that start doing figure 8's around each pad. it is important to turn away from you on ether side. it will probably be a littel awkward for a while, keeping the turn radius, speed and altitude smooth and slow takes a little practice. One step at a time. every flight you should push the limits that you are comfortable just a bit, but be carefull not to overdo it. If you panick terrible things can happen. flying over smooth ground and keeping it low is important so you can set down anytime you start to get nervous.