Well your on the right track. Smart move instead of wiping out a nice 30 size heli or even getting hurt.

I could fly nose in all day on the sim (older version Real Flight G2) but I was TOO CHICKEN to do it in real life with a Collective heli with fast headspeed. So I took a step backwards and bought a Falcon 40 to get me over the hump. I figured it would be more docile since it was a fixed pitch heli, and cheaper to repair as well.

The Sim's just don't provide the "Pucker Factor" that a real heli does, especially in your case, having a .30 glo-heli spinning a set of blades at 2200 Rpm coming right at 'cha!!!

Well, it was the best thing I did. Once I got the nerve to kick the nose around 180 degrees on the little electric heli, the old brain had to get busy and tell those dumb thumbs what to do. After about 10 times, the anxiety level was significantly reduced and guess what, you're hovering nose it and your legs aren't shaking this time!!!

Now nose in with a Trex is no big deal, as well as forward flight. I still fly the trusty Falcon mostly indoors and use it as a skill building trainer, so I can fly from any position comfortably and in control.

Heres a video I shot trying to hone my skils using my Falcon 40. Tough exercise for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNGLy_Iy3zM

Sideways orientation was tough for me if I'm standing at 90 degrees to the helis nose.

practice... practice... practice

Oh, and my next heli... Its a glow powered .30, of course, new, still in the box.

Thats me being a CHICKEN Again!!! [X(]

Hope this helps...

Robo