Wow, you love to crash your eco-8 eh?

I would strongly suggest alot of sim time before trying anything like nose in. Crashing may allow unplanned upgrades, but it's expensive..

Coincidentally, I would highly reccommend a micro heli. It will do wonders for training your heli reflexes. Once you learn to fly the micros, flying the eco-8 will be a walk in the park. This is how I did it (Went from micro FP to eco-8) and i've never had a single crash with my eco. Come extremely close, yes. I've done a few hair raising nose dives during forward flight and managed to save it at the last minute, but i've managed to avoid the ground, so far..

The MX400 (X-400 for all purposes) is a really nice looking bird, and is actually going to be my next micro purchase once I get some more upgrades for my eco. Namely, the alu swashplate and rotorhead.