Never.Really.Tried

I have recently gotten myself into Arma 3 and I only fly helicopters, I am using the Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick which is basically a T16000M but with Airbus stuff. I am using the integrated slider for the collective(analog). I noticed am only flying level like 150kmh with max throttle and if I push the nose down I will lose altitude. But when I am holding shift which is binded to the collective, I can fly a lot faster without losing the altitude. I do not want to hold shift when flying. Is there a work around?

Yep that pretty much fixed it. Thanks!