Put it together, take it out to your local flying field, have the guys check it out, then have one of them give it a quick flight. Then who knows, maybe you'll get to fly it next?

Here's a link to a very nice Beginner's Page. [link=http://www.rcaircraft.net]Aircraft Proving Ground[/link]
Click on Beginner's page on the left, then Beginner's Guide in the middle.

P.S. We don't recommend AMA to Canadians do we? Do they have anything simular?