Bob:

Trainer aircraft have built-in dihedral in the wing. (The wing is kind of v-shaped). This allows the trainers to be somewhat self-correcting from a turn, etc. If you are high enough and run into trouble you can let go of the sticks and the trainer will try to correct itself and fly straight again.

As a rule, the "sticks" have no or very little dihedral in the wing. This means you will have to use opposite control input to bring the plane back from a maneuver. Simply: Input left aileron to start the turn and then feed in right aileron to straighten out from the turn.

As long as you are flying with an instructor and a buddy box I see no problem learning on a stick.

Good luck.

Pat