Another inexpensive, user friendly engine you may want to look at is the Evolution engine. Where the TT has the needle valve on the carb, the Evo has the needle valve on the rear of the engine. The Evo is preset at the factory and SUPPOSEDLY already broken in. The downside is the limiters (which can easily be removed ).

For a prop (while learning ), I suggest the Master Airscrew (the black ones). They are a lot more tolerant of prop strikes than APC. I suggest an 11x7 in a MAS. After you have learned how to land, switch over to an APC 11x6 for the same performance.