That's not to trivialize what's involved in learning to fly, because mastering an aircraft is different than just being able to control it, but the essence of flight is something everybody can master.
A question I get often is, "Is flying difficult?" The truth---and some pilots won't admit this---is that flying an aircraft is actually pretty easy. The skills necessary to do it safely come in about 20 hours of instruction, and that's the point when a student "solos" (fly the aircraft by themselves). Landing is more difficult from a skills perspective, and like anything that involves muscle memory and motor skills, practice is the key to improving. That's not to trivialize what's involved in learning to fly, because mastering an aircraft is different than just being able to control it, but the essence of flight is something everybody can master.