No mention you're beginner my brother. Just believe in your self and try more practice you'll improve soon. Best of luck

How similar is it as far as controls are concerned to flying a quad?

flying a quad is a piece of cake. If you compare , flying a quad is super easy because the FC takes control of everything . In a heli you need to control all axis at the same time, so its pretty much a great exhilarating activity. You need full concentration and full left and right hand movements for smooth flying.