how to RotationY a loaded jpeg

[ben_tg]

I am trying to apply rotationY/X/Z to an externally loaded image. The problem is that when I rotate the image in '3D', it does not appear. When I apply normal rotation, the image does appear. I have verified that the jpg is loaded, just does not display after rotationY/X/Z.

The code below are snippets of my attempts.

//LOAD IMAGE
public function load_img():void
{
    img_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, img_loaded);
    img_loader.load(new URLRequest('http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5475723440_a2e3e5373e.jpg'));
} 

public function img_loaded(e:Event):void 
{
    var pic:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
    pic.addChild(img_loader);
    addChild(pic);
    pic.rotationY = 30;    //FAIL!
} 

This results in with no image displayed. I've also tried constructing a bitmap...

public function img_loaded(e:Event):void 
{    
    var bit:Bitmap = Bitmap(e.target.content);
    var dat:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bit.bitmapData);
    addChild(dat);
    pic.rotationY = 30;    //FAIL!
} 

Again if i use...

pic.rotation = 30; 

...it's all good.

What's the deal!? Thanks,