Indy, Welcome to the addiction, you have a good little plane to learn with and you should enjoy it, one of the most important things to remember is don't fly it on a windy day, after you fly a while and get good then you can risk it some, but as a beginner don't do it. You only have limited control meaning you can't directly control downward flight, wind is every planes enemy but especialy 2 channel planes. It is important to get it to at least 100 ft before you begin making turns, I'm only guessing but if you have the Commander 2 the ACT will help you a lot, it will take over if you get it in bad shape, just untill it's level again
Best way to get airborn for the first time is to hold full throttle and give it a good toss straight ahead level not up as it will stall and nose dive, that's bad, let it climb to about 60 ft then start backing off the throttle to let it level out then work the throttle to get it up to around 100 ft. don't be afraid to fly it high, just keep it close to you till you get the hang of it. also be carefull not to over steer the plane, it will tend to have a delayed reaction to your inputs so don't use full motion on the sticks or you will wear yourself out overcorrecting it all the time, and most important, never forget this part, HAVE FUN
Post your maiden flight report and let us know how it goes, good or bad, if it's bad someone can help figure out what went wrong
if it's good Brag away
Good Luck and Good flying