RE: First kit...am I crazy
Actually, some kits are designed for assembly using CA. These kits are set up so that you layout your structure and pin it to your board before applying CA. They were designed from the start to use CA and using wood glue is sometimes difficult to do. Knowing which kits you can sub out CA for wood glue is really an experience based decision to know if you can safely to do, and the best method to do so.
Like so much else in this hobby knowledge is gained with experience, and this is definitely true for kit building. You'll learn with every kit that you put together. Because of this you should start on easier kits that are well documented to help step you through the building process. Of the best "first build kits" that I can recommend is the Sig Something Extra. This kit is well engineered and the instructions leave no doubt in building the plane. It's a great kit to get you started with.
The GP kit that you want to build isn't a bad kit to build either.
Ken