So, with the revelation that Assistant is not exactly required for flying I just took it out for it's maiden voyage. No crashes, all systems appear to be functioning properly (OA works great, and beginner distance limits work great). Successfully set and used RTH, practiced with the camera gimbal a tiny bit and generally got comfortable/familiar with the whole drone thing. Now I have to figure out how to view/download/transfer the media. Thanks guys. Also, it tried to update the firmware to .700 midflight...luckily I had the RTH preset in the RC. I was able to back out of the update relatively quickly and restore flight controls and visuals.