I'm new to RC and also only have a Mac, so I feel your frustration. Everything I read say if you want to learn to fly a heli you are best to get a simulator and practice there first before buying a heli.

Well even though I don't really have the cash I bit the bullet and installed Windows 7 on my Mac. Cost about $65 for a new drive, even though I could have partitioned one of the two drives in my machine saving the $65, then $199 for a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. Now I need to spend another $200 or more on a decent simulator. This is turning out to be an expensive new hobby.