X-Plane 11 VR Helicopter Controls

Does anyone have experience creating an inexpensive home simulator for helicopters?

Things I've already done include:

1) ziptying the spring of my flight stick so that it flops like a real cyclic;

2) removing the spring which centers my pedals; and

3) mounting my throttle's base perpendicular to the side of my chair to mimic a collective

Is there anything else I can do to improve on it. Like adjust the settings (sensitivity, stability)?

The stuff that I'm currently using are Thrustmaster's T16000M FCS flight stick, TWC Throttle Controller,  and TFRP Rudder.

For visuals, i'm waiting on a Samsung HMD Odyssey VR headset to arrive. (It seems impossible to hover from inside the cockpit without having enough visual cues.)

thanks