RE: The Best way to practice flying???
Britbrats right, If you've got the sim, make good use of it. Turn the wind & gusts up to ridiculous, that what I did till I had the darn thing taking off & landing like a helicopter, wanna make a trainer hover? 25mph wind, 50mph gusts. You'll find it's alot of too, & the sim doesn't get boring so fast that way either. Good luck & don't forget the Instructor, buddy box & AMA.
Mark