Hi,

You should be ok if you can do it on the sim( hovering that is). You dont want to do it up high cause you cant see what its doing too well, and its hard to learn that way. For your first couple of tries have a bit of airspace below your plane, but you will find it a lot eaiser lower down, and in closer(to a point)
Try just flying around slowly in high angle of attack type flight, and gradually raise the nose until its verticle. It will start to torque once it in a hover, and you will most likely lose it when it turns it back on you, so try use the rudder to 'prop up' the low wing as it turns on its back. Forget the alierons initially, concentrate on the rudder/elevator, and get the throttle sorted. What helps if you are about to crash is to cut the throttle, and that should reduce most of the impact.
Also, keep practising on the sim.

Stefan