Lesson glitch?

Hey Im new to the flight sim world, as well as aviation in general, so Ive been doing the lessons to learn how to fly, at least virtually. They seem to be going OK, except for the VOR lesson. Whenever I get the controls from the instructor, it instantly comes up with an error message that I am too far left. So, I try to intercept the course. But, since I lose the correct heading, the game starts telling me to turn back, only to tell me again that I am too far left. Am I just not doing it right? Or is it a problem with the game and the way the lessons are programmed?