Just adding to the good advice above:-
- Buy cheap things you need (chart, protractor, etc.) as soon as possible.
- Don't buy expensive things you are told you need (headset, posh flight bag), until it's inavoidable.
- Don't expect air-law to make sense, it doesn't - just learn it.
- Don't expect the science behind the technical subjects to make sense, the more you analyse it the less it does. Just learn the mickey-mouse science, pass the exams, then learn how it really works later when you've more time.
- Keep personal note of everything you are learning, mentally review each lesson afterwards.
- If you can't learn from a particular instructor, talk to the CFI about it as soon as possible, don't let it linger.
- Keep having fun, if you aren't, there's no point.
G