Canuk,
it does get better, I assure you. In my early days of flying, I managed to throw up quite often. In fact, I remember my trial heli lesson arriving back at the airfield, getting out of the aircraft & throwing up on the grass, then going and signing up for 10 more lessons! Thereafter, I guess I repeated the process another dozen or so times, becoming less and less frequent. Now, I don't even think about it even if turbulence is kicking me all over the place constantly.
Hang in there, mate. And, yes, it's SO MUCH better when YOU have the controls.
Holly_Copter