Would you try to go windsurfing with a surfboard, a bedsheet and a broomstick?
Or would you rent/borrow/buy a windsurfer?
Jump out of a plane with a beach umbrella?
Or Buy a parachute & some instruction?
If your going to do it, take the time to set yourself up to succeed at it.
Do it right the first time.

Spend 30$ on a joystick, saitek makes some good low cost ones.