I taught myself (with dads help-) when I was 13 and have never let anyone else test fly my airplanes... I trust myself more than anyone else!

On the initial flight I make an aggressive take-off after a brief taxi test to check steering and gear placement- When I get off the ground I gain some altitude to trim it out, I usually throttle back to maybe 3/4 then do some uplines at 45 degrees, roll, inverted etc. to check thrust-line and control throws---