I don't fly collective pitch helis yet. In fact I like my coaxial CX a lot. And I'm getting better with a Falcon 40 (fixed pitch single rotor). But there may be a couple of similarities.

First is the training gear. Neither the CX nor the Falcon like the training gear. It's heavy. It does throw the balance off and it hurts response to inputs. It sounds like you are good enough at hover to control your landing, and remember the only thing the trainiers do is to save a bad landing. No matter how far away from yourself you fly, you will return your heli to your location to land it. Unless you still land sideways (guaranteed tip over), loose the training gear and practice a bit that way to get comfortable. I even land my CX on my roof and as long as it's nose up or nose down, the roof slope doesn't tip it over. Of course the take-off must be done gingerly.

Second is the side in. Work that issue on the sim. Others will give advice on how to train. A cheat that works on the days when my orientation is off a bit (humans have good days and bad days more than helicopters do) is to rotate my body slightly the direction that the heli is flying. Move away from yourself tail in, then as you turn the heli left or right, rotate your body slightly that direction and turn your head toward the heli. It will keep your dumb thumbs oriented properly. You don't need to turn fully left or right, just a little. Your head will tell you when you have turned enough.

When I fly my CX outside it's all a matter of nerve and confidence. I don't think that it matters if you fly a CX, CP or Trex, you don't want the heli flying away or crashing in the street or smacking the neighbors car. I fly at home so the street and a river (and occasional hawk) are potential problems. There are days when I fly over the river. A goof is a certain loss, but on the days that I know I can handle it, I go for it. The street has too much moving air and turbulence from passing cars. And the heli is a terrible distraction to the drivers and I don't want to cause a wreck. Mostly I fly twenty feet up and fly over my house and the neighbors house and maneuver between the trees.

It's all about confidence. If there is an open area, that's good, but you need obstacles to work with so your head learns depth perception. That was an issue for me. From 40 feet away, can you tell whether your heli is going fly on this side of the pole or the other side. If you can't tell for certain, you'll second guess yourself at the last second and fly into the pole.

You have mastered the hard part. Hover serves no purpose other than landing and taking off. Beyond that it's a waste of battery power. And you know that you can land it when it comes back to you. Just go do it. Set a pylon out 30 feet and fly out and back. Then fly figure 8's. Then move the pylon out some more. Blow the leaves off your driveway with the heli. Annoy the neighbors. The heli doesn't have any idea how far away it is. It won't be afraid.

Soloboss