Interesting question.
My very first flying experience was being bucked off horses.
My next first flying experience was through video; you know, the movie called Top Gun. LoL.
More Seriously, my first flying experience was in a single engine Cessna. I took lessons in the early 90's. It was some of my most fond memories from my younger years. I really REALLY loved it! It got too expensive to finish, being a college student with wife and kids involved.
Next came with my kids toys. You know the ones; no GPS, no auto hover, no gimbal, sticky contol sticks, only part of the controller actually works. No auto RTH, 3 minutes flight at best, ect, etc.
Things evolved and here I be.