RE: RC beginner
Your plan sounds good - my only bit of advice would be to get a 4-5 channel transmitter - so that you are not limited further down the road when you feel the need for ailerons etc. and it shouldn't cost you very much more than 3-channels. (Buy a slightly cheaper trainer to make up the difference!). Most 4-5 channel transmitters come with built-in mixing/elevon capability and they will have dual rates (important when learning to fly with ailerons or elevons. We trust the Olympics venues are moving along! I have a cousin in Ionnina so we keep up with Greece here in the US and from 'home' in New Zealand.
Cheers, Phil