thewoff, welcome to the wonderful world of RC kit building. I started out that way and I'm glad I did. The feeling you will get the first time you see that plane fly is.....well I can't describe it. Just to see something you built with your own two hands..... Now I have a question for you. Is the plane a scale replica, or is it designed to be a trainer? The reason I ask is you said you are a new flyer as well. If that plane is scale, you might want to think about another plane to fly first. I've build one scale plane and it took me a while to get my flying ability up to be able to handle it. There are many trainer kits out there, if you still want to build, and then you can work your way up to a scale plane. I would recommend the Sig Kadet LT-40. That was my first kit and plane and I'm still flying it 13 years later. I'm not saying don't build the F4U, just don't try to fly it till you have learned to fly first.

Oh, and skyhawkjock is right, follow the plans. They know the best way to build the plane so it will fly the best.