Joey,
About that radio.......
It's a lot more convenient to buy a radio that doesn't "talk in code". There are a few types around that call a "throttle" a "throttle". It's worthwhile to buy your first radio and it be one that removes as many possibilities for confusion as possible.

Look for a radio that identifies each of your airplanes by name. I just watched a 30% Edge blow up. The guy was flying it with a radio that told him he was flying airplane #3. Turns out the Edge was airplane #4. My radio at the time told me it was setup for my Tiger40 when I turned it on. I was about to start my Ultimate at the time. So I switched the radio to the Ultimate and flew the little sucker.

When I setup my new model the other night (at about 1am in the MORNING), I needed to reverse the throttle and rudder. I went to the screen for that and selected "throttle" and switched it, then selected "rudder" and switched it. No translation needed. Didn't need to remember is "throttle" was "1" or "5".

Some things are worth more than convenience.