I couldn't wait any longer for the weather to clear up or for me to have the time to get to the flying field so I decided to have my first flight in the backyard. Some of the rationale was that if it did try to fly away all by itself at least it would have a good chance of hitting a tree, post or piece of play equipment!
I was quite nervous, but felt I had prepared well enough by watching a bunch of YouTube videos (Thanks Bo @ FPVGuy.com) and reading the Walkera quick start guide a few times.