Aviation, in all its forms, is a building block, evolutionary process... get a solid high wing trainer, connect to a buddy box with a patience and knowledgeable instructor and take it from step 1... you'll be touching down like a champ in no time. My NAVY instructor told me on flight #1, "if your not thinking ahead of the airplane, you better know where the ejection handle is." Flying is only half the fun anyway.... building a quality flyer is the other half and it sounds like you enjoy that already.