You will need to finish centering control surfaces (Karl knows how to do this) connect the TX and RX (I will leave you guys the spektrum stuff as it won’t require any extra programming). After that we need to load the pixhawk with ardupilot and setup the A-tail within the pixhawk (and the transmitter should NOT be outputting an A-tail mix) after that run the setup wizard and do the calibrations in mission planner and verify that all components are working. Then, set up your flight modes and switch it to stabilize to verify that the control surfaces respond correctly to pitch, yaw and roll changes properly (ie: yaw plane right, rudder turns left).
After this, the plane should be ready for a maiden. Please keep me informed of progress and issues that arise trough my absence! I will still attempt to assist in any way that I can. I will still be in civilization and have internet access!
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