I use a black rubber mouse pad with a florecent orange Circle and an H painted on it. As far as manuvers are concerned, I dont get to nuts with it, but I imagine you can go nose up with enough forward speed, altitude and skill and spin the tail back around, but those type of manuvers may over stress the foam blades. I never give it enough Cyclic to roll the heli over, besides your dealing with a Coaxial Rotor system, which means if you get to crazy with it the top blades will hit the bottom blades in mid flight and break the blades, I know I've done it already, These helis are not designed for 3D aerobatics! I fly right to the top of my ceilings which are 21 ft vaulted ceilings and fly rapidly in circles and occasionally hover over the artificial flower arrangements, landing on furniture and such!