Welcome, no doubt you will enjoy it. It's worth the risk as the rewards and an amazing "game/sim" experienc awaits that will last years not weeks/months.
The community is patient and willing to help, so look to us for any assistance. Take it slow, practice makes perfect, and as an x52 owner as well, factor in some muscle memory time for any new hotas.
If you enjoy it and funds allow, tracker IR is a huge assistance to the sim.
Hopefully we'll see you in the air sometime :).