Black Shark

I got back into DCS: Black Shark and have been flying the campaign missions (which are loads of fun, I don't know why I didn't do this earlier).
Flight Simulator and other chat
https://forums.simviation.com/phpBB3/
https://forums.simviation.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=156134
How could you ever get to the stage where you need to get back into Black Shark? This thing is very fun.
But a **** to trim and fly properly. I haven't even begun to learn the ABRIS, and those 200 pages dedicated to it don't look fun. Not to mention, at this point I can only start up the engines and electrical systems, but not set up the weapon and autopilot systems.