Sounds like you are covering quite a bit. Speaking of what I have experienced when I got my first aircraft from CS, I felt very frustrated due to lack of such a tutorial that you are putting together. So, thank you for that.
One thing I would like is to make the CS aircraft work with canned ATC. Plan the flight in fsx and then import it in FMC. After takeoff, how do I engage FMC route? After decending, when ATC instructs to make a final turn towards the runway, when exactly do I engage localizer and approach for auto landing.