We are probably pretty close on the sticks Dave_E. I have been working on the nose in alot lately and it really is crazy how stable I can keep everything tail and side in as opposed to nose in.

I started with some altitude by spinning the nose toward me and rocking the stick back and forth to get a bit more comfortable. The whole heli going left push right and heli going right push left idea has helped me out a good bit.

I have been bringing it down and am getting pretty good but I am definitely not comfortable with it fully. I find that I am more confident turning to nose in from one direction as opposed to the other, I can see how a sim would be very helpful here.

I get the same shakes even, especially when something halfway goes awry and I am forced to recover. I have three lipos atm and its usually about halfway through the second pack before I really get settled in which sucks because that is when I fly the best