Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum. And the great fleas themselves, in turn, have greater fleas to go on; While these again have greater still, and greater still, and so on.
Today my first contribution to @rustlang was merged. It wasn't big or complex, but the experience from beginning to end was pure pleasure. If there's any community which has its ducks in a row for fostering contributors, it's Rust.
While I don't expect much to have happened, do you know if it has been made easier to use the FSS from a flight system rather than a joypad/xbox-controller type thing? In VR it can be a pain to switch input devices.
I reckon you're only as behind as you feel. If you're okay with your pace, then don't fret not being at the front of the pack. It's all about fun, not competition, IMO.