Get an instructor! I tried my first flight on my own, only took a couple of hours of repair, I was lucky. No instruments and not sitting in it is a whole new experience. At least I tried with a high wing, you are going to try with a high wing loading warbird? Bring a trash bag with you!
Good luck and be sure to post in the crash forum.

By the way I had over two thousand hours in full scale aircraft of many types, including multi engine, and still looked like a total idiot trying to fly RC.