Not to counter any of the previous posts, but if you lack glass experience, I'd say you initially need to get very familiar with "the box", when you get to the full flight portion of training, you don't want to be wasting any of that time due to unfamiliarity with the box. Other time wasters are the very slow initial set up, find or make posters of the FD and you and a colleague or GF practice the set up using your company flows in the comfort of your kitchen or wherever.
Of course on the scarebus, understanding the flight control laws is one of the big items, other than that, you should be able to look at the overhead panel and be able to identify all of the conditions that will illuminate each one of the warning lights, if you can do this, you will have a good grasp on systems.
Good luck, D.L.