nahh! those gauges and buttons are nothing, dont let it intimated you.
If al-queda can fly them so can anyone, just go to Flight Safety training, and you'd get the basic down path.
But for flight basic 101.
the center column of gauges are for your no.1 and 2 engine's EPR (engine pressure ratio), TGT (temp gauge) Oil Pressure etc etc.
Between the pilot and co-pilots seats before your engine gauges are your engine throttles, the more rear advance you pull them the more power and thrust you provide to the engines, and lift/takeoff (make sure your flight control are set down though)
at the eye-brow panel you will see the T-handles, if you see it flashing that means your engine is overheat or stead red means you have a fire on the engine. you pulled the T-handle to release the fire-extinguisher agents, once release you have to replace the entire engine
Infront of the Yoke/Stick is your global positioning indicator, tell you how you are flying in relation to the earth's horizons. You need to see and center it to the horizon to fly level and more lift you provide you see more blue skies you'll see on the indicator.
Some people fly just by looking at the gauges, its called Instrument Rules Certified while the other is called Visual flight Rules
The rest are overhead and side control panels of you VOR, UHF/VHF/HF ADF radios, oxygen panels, autopilots, cabin pressure and a host of circuit breakers indicated by nos. for easy ID in their checklist procedures
Hope it helps!
So, now you got the basics, enjoy!
Would you like champage or orance juice for your after take-off drink?
"I'll have tomato juice with Tabasco pls!"
