Quick 2c. drop here from a rather new Hog pilot here :)
As also suggested by GripenNG i would really suggest to learn to FLY the aircraft before hopping into the weapons and more advanced systems.
It may get boring at some point (it did for me after a while of startup/taxi/takeoff/landing/flameout) you can always strap a couple of Mk82s and bomb something with the relatively easy to use CCIP mode.
So, coming to the point, i'd really suggest to go trough something like:
- Cockpit familiarization // Know what is where, at least for basic systems
- Startup procedure // Starting with the tutorials, then trying different procedures as your knowledge grows
- Taxi & TakeOff procedure // Basically learn to safely travel around the airbase and takeoff without breaking anything and keeping the plane steady on it's TO run
- Landing procedure // Worth trying with different loads (starting with empty all the way up to full load, just in case)
Once you feel and are confident with these, it may be time to start learning the TGP (imo your most valuable tool along with JTAC) and then going trough the CCRP/CCIP/CCIP CR modes for different type of munitions (CBU, GBU, AGMs, and so on).
S!