You will find the sim very useful. G2 has a 'virtual instructor' that you can select from a menu. That will show you a transmitter with the airplane. The stick move according to how the 'virtual instructor' uses them to make the plane do various functions. Very useful. The first thing you will have to do is figure out the orientation for landing. Get used to the background and where the 'virtual instructor' puts the aircraft on approach particularly during base, and final. After you get the idea, then try it yourself. Do this over and over again until you have it down then do it more. You won't believe how much this will help when you go out to the field and do the real thing.... with an instructor, hopefully on a buddy box.

Best of luck!