As a former avid R/C flyer and current pilot, I'll say there is some good advice there.
As recently as a few years ago, you could fly an R/C model without the FAA cert or remote ID so long as you keep altitudes < 400' and stay at least 5 miles away from the nearest airport. For conventional R/C (no POV cameras on board), that's not a problem because you can't fly it if you can't see it, so you have to keep it close anyway.
But that is no longer the case, so Google the new RID rules, for example:
RC Airplane News | Radio Control Plane & Helicopter News, Tech Tips, Reviews | Pilot Projects, Hobby King, Horizon Hobby, Nitro The Future of RC: Understanding the new FAA rules for drones (and how they’ll affect our hobby)
www.modelairplanenews.com
The average lifespan of any R/C model flown for the first time by a newbie is about 3 seconds, with a 50/50 chance of leaving the ground at all. And helicopters are even more complex and difficult to fly. So find a local club and instructor to teach you, having a radio with a buddy cable.
BTW, R/C airplanes are also fun and less expensive, and learning to fly one of those first might ease the transition to helicopters.