John is correct. You are overthinking this. And he is also spot on about using both systems at the same time. Just leave it as designed. And crashing is part of flying. Learning to repair is also part of flying. Its why I am a huge believer in building your models. At least a few of them.
Now that you have a trainer start on a kit. I bet you will enjoy the experience. It may not have as fancy of a covering job or be as light as a cad designed ARF but it will be yours and no other will look like it. Sig makes really well designed kits that anyone can build if they can follow simple instructions. A good second plane is the Mid-Star 40.