I would move the cg fwd enough that it flies and lands ok. I set the cg so that the plane flies hands off , or nearly so, inverted when trimmed for level flight upright. You don't need WAY aft cg to hover and it does screw up other stuff.
Electric foamies are useful but hardly cheap by the time you get motor, esc, lipos, lipo charger, servos, rcvr. And one is never enough.
Lots of time on the simulator will soon have you flying without thinking. Then you are on your way. I am 70 and learned 3d in the last 2 years, so anyone can do it. I can do most of the stuff and rarely crash but I am more careful than you younguns.