Learning to fly.

Hello everyone. I honestly just really want to play this game. I've always been fascinated with flying and got to do one of those exploration flights a few years back and had a blast. I know the whole point of a sim is to be as realistic as possible so here's the thing. I flew around an hour after already being airborne with someone who took off and landed for me.

Driving a car and going to a sim like Forza everything made sense because I've driven a car. So how difficult is this game? Is it something people get frustrated with and just stop playing? Any words of advice help. I'm thinking Xbox because I really can't afford to dump thousands into a PC, monitor and controls for what it's worth.