1st. go get some Sim time.
Simulators dont always represent real world conditions exactly, but they will get your basic muscle memory ingrained.
Now, take your prop off.
power on your plane and TX, center all control surfaces, maybe a little up elevator 3 or 4 bumps of your trim button
(get that over on the correct side, mode 2 (if you don't, no one will ever be able to fly your planes, you won't be able to fly anyone else's))
Now do like the FT guys do play catch with it. Start close together gradually spreading out. If you can get it to glide in a straight line while throwing it you are off to a good start and you know its built wright <----see what I did there? wright, wright brothers, air plane, built wright.......
Now that it glides wright, put yerr prop back on in the correct orientation, dont be afraid of your plane, respect it, but get to know it.
Get a good hold of it safely, by safely I mean hold it in such a way that it is held securely without the possibility of anyone including yourself being hit by the spinning prop, now that you have a good hold of it and a clear prop, run the throttle for a second or two, it should want to pull out of your hands.
Great your plane glides, has plenty of thrust now, (I always maiden mine with a little extra up elevator.)
Nutin left to do but give her a toss, with some strength at 30 to 45 degrees and into the wind.