learning to fly

I am learning to fly. Not in imitation of a bird, but on Microsoft Flight Simulator. So far I am very good at taking off, can change direction (but not to where I want to) am not so good at flying in straight lines, but occasionally manage to land on the runway and not on the terminal building.

I am trying to get my (cyber) pilot's license but it's depressingly like the driver's license test I was doing a year ago. Except that each time I fail I can just start again and I am spared having to wait another week!