You don't say of you want to use Robot C or Labview.
If you are considering LabVIEW... check out these tutorials.
They specifically cover starting an FTC project using the Program template.
http://www.tetrixrobotics.com/FTC/
See Webinars 3 and 4.
BTW, there is also a dedicated FTC sub-forum that may get you FTC specific answers quicker...
Phil.
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Phil Malone
Garrett Engineering And Robotics Society (GEARS) founder.
http://www.GEARSinc.org
FRC1629 Mentor, FTC2818 Coach, FTC4240 Mentor, FLL NeXTGEN Mentor