Welcome to the world of silent, unpowerd flight. This is SO different from what you have been doing that this checklist may be helpful. It is all good but Step 7 on is really for your.

PREFLIGHT AND TEST FLIGHT PROCEDURES FOR GLIDERS
by Ed Anderson
aeajr on the forums

Here are some quick tips and a "check sheet" for preparing your glider for
launch. If you are a new pilot, you really need to heed the wind cautions.
If you are experienced, use your own judgment.

Here is how you prepare for your first flights. Skip a step and you open
yourself to problems.

Be sure to balance the plane to the suggested point. If you don't have a
reference setting from planes or a guide, then try balancing on the main spar
as a starting point. Another reference point is 35% back from the front of
the wing at the root. It is more complex than that, but it give you a
starting point.

It is better to be a "little" nose heavy to tail heavy. A nose heavy plane is
more stable so you have a better chance of a smooth first flight session.

Respect the wind - For new pilots, dead calm to 2 MPH is perfect. No more
than 5 MPH for your first test glides and early/training flights or you will
be fighting the wind, not flying the plane.
(guess how I know)

AT THE FIELD

1) Make sure no one is on your channel BEFORE you turn on your radio. If
someone is flying on your channel and you turn on your radio, they will crash!
Check first!

2) Do a range check before the first launch of the day

3) Make sure that battery is fully charged just before the launch. Not 3 days
ago. Not last week. Last night or today!

4) Make sure all your surfaces are properly aligned and move properly before
you launch. Right rudder goes right and up elevator goes up, etc. Check that
surfaces are properly aligned. Also make sure your wing is straight!

5) CHECK THE TRIMS! Check the trim slides on the side and below the stick(s).
Be sure you have not bumped one out of position. A bumped trim can cause the
plane to crash. (guess how I know).

6) Always launch and land into the wind. ALWAYS!!!!

7) For hand launches - Do them over long grass if you can. Give it a good firm LEVEL throw - not up. Never throw the plane upward on a test glide as it will most likely stall, nose down and crash.

8) Let it fly straight out (no power on e-gliders also) - the fist
few times and see if it goes straight
and level. Try not to use the controls unless you have to. If it is balanced
correctly, and your surfaces are trimmed it should glide straight and flat for
about 50-100 feet, maybe more. If it does not, you have some balancing or trim to adjust.



Even a DLG should float out nicely on a hand toss. Once this is working perfectly, THEN I would attempt my first side arm throws with it. Then work up to a half turn. Then a full discus launch.

Good luck!