You are welcome.
Alternate gyro: telebee, zoom, rce500x
I started nose in way up high, and also by pausing briefly in figure eights--not that I can do it very well for more than a few seconds yet...
I can take off nose-in but not properly, more like a blast-off.

Yeah, followers of these threads know that I needed expo and dual rates to get my bcpp flying at first, the Spektrum system was well worth the money for me. But I stopped using it (the expo) after the first day, all it takes is a bit of confidence and discipline on the sticks.

You have to use both the transmitter and the receiver of the Spektrum system. It will cost about 200 US retail but I'll bet you can get one a lot cheaper if you shop around. It has 10 model memories though, it's a long term investment and you will use it for a long time. The DX7 is even better but I'd still recommend using the AR6000 rx (from the dx6, it's smaller)

You can modify the feel of the throttle clicker by opening up the radio and doing various things to the notches or the slider on the left stick. Some people believe that helicopter throttles should not have clickers. I believe that they should but not too rough. THe bcpp radio seems very smooth here to me but I'm not really using it much anymore.