Forum:Help with vehicle control

I apologize if this is in the wrong section, or wrong whatever, but I'm new to BF3, and am having a hard time controlling all the vehicles. I tried to change the control layout, but you can't even change it to your liking, you can only change it to one or two other options. Jeeps and tanks, I'm what getting used to, but it's the helicopters and jets I'm havingthe most problems with, mainly because for me, the right stick is reversed (up is down, and down is up). Can I [please] get some advice for better learning how to control the vehicles? I wish there was a way to create a pivate match and practice, or at least get on a somewhat empty server and try.