I agree with the above. As an instructor at our field I see people from time to time that come down to the field that figure that since they have "some" background in flying that they can easily transfer the knowledge to flying RC. Few have, most don't. Well, at least not without some stick time. Knowing "how" to fly the plane doesn't translate into actually flying it. It takes time on the sticks to train your thumbs to do the right inputs and how to get the plane back into the correct attitude if it gets out of shape. You'll save your plane and yourself if you get hooked up with an instructor and get on the buddy box.