The Hobbyzone Carbon Cub S+ is a good choice. After you have learned how to fly you can turn off the "safe thing" as you called it. No upgrade is needed to this airplane. Fly it just as it comes. It has plenty of power, the supplied prop is correct, and the landing gear/tires (main gear) are also just fine with the oversize tundra tires allowing easy takeoffs from any cut grass runway. The optional flaps are not needed to fly but gives you an "upgrade" to play with after you have learned to fly. I have the previous version of this plane (the red and white one) and enjoy it. The newer current yellow and silver version has better main gear tires and different colors, but is otherwise the same plane. There are lots of RC flying clubs in the Ocala area. Join one, get instructions and they will have you flying in short order.
Last edited by 52larry52; 04-02-2020 at 02:36 PM.