Really interesting...
I started flying helicopter on Microsoft Flight Simulator when I was six years old. From arrow keys, to a joystick, then rudder pedals and currently I even have a collective for some realistich "at home" simming.
I flew gliders from 2005 till 2009 and from 2008 till now I also have 2.5 hrs in real helicopters.
In 2006 I started flying model helicopters (teaches you good coordination
).
I have a few flights in pistion fixed wings (172, 182, Arrow).
To sum it up I switched a lot back and forth in differnent types of aircraft and different types of flight control (small transmitter sticks, fullsize cyclic, even a yoke sometimes).
I was more used to flying rotary wing before I started flying fixed wing.
That is why I was more comfortable switching from rotary wing to fixed wing, because fixed wing is so much easier (it requires less coordination - at the same time - and less corrective control input), then switching the other way.
That is why I advise you, because you have never flown rotary wing before, not to fly fixed wing (during rotary wing lessons), as it probably will slow down your progress curve and because certain reflexes are so much different (in a bad way) between the two.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Tim