FL_Mike ... that first flight or two can be nerve wracking. We've all been there. Going to your friend's farm makes you smarter than many by learning to pilot the P3 in a wide open space instead of from your back yard. Yes, stay away from buildings, trees, power lines, and water until you get a feel for how it responds, how quickly it can move and judge depth perception of where your bird is. Fully charged batteries on the P3S, remote, and your GoApp device - always. Get it in the air, fly it around, up and down, fly it in a square or figure-8s, and the skills come fairly quickly. Let it hover and snap a couple of photos, but otherwise, concentrate on the flying - video skills can come later when you feel comfortable with the flight skills. Good luck and let us know how that first flight went. We all had sweaty palms on our first flight.
Thanks for the encouragement. Luckily I have a good amount of stick time with a cheap toy drone that had the same control setup.
Almost no wind this evening so ill get a coupke of batteries worth of fly time in. Planned on doing exactly as you suggest, learn the flying this weekend. Video will be easier to deal with after I understand the flying part.