I have to agree greatly with flyinrog that what you got isn't normally considered a first plane. It doesn't mean you can't learn to fly on it, but it wasn't designed for an absolute first time flyer. You may want to look at taking it back after you find a local flying club. Find it, talk to an instructor, get your hands on the club trainer if they have one. Someone at the club is likely to have a trainer that they would sell you that with an instructors help, will last long enough to train you, and you know it will fly well before you buy it. You will learn about any and all of the accecories that you will need to launch, recover, maintain and build. You will save a ton of money. Really. Not to mention, you would have most of the members of the club to help you hands on and over the phone with more common questions. You really can't go wrong finding a local club to help you out.