I have the same problem - even with my MoJo
I overcame the fear of seeing my "Pride and Joys" by letting my confident Teenagers fly them - once you see a couple of them go in, you soon get over it and start to enjoy getting a new one (Plane that is - not teenager).

Seriously, the best advice given above is Get a MoJo and just do it, they are amazingly tough and fly really well on standard servos etc. Of course like all 3d planes, put in the most power that you are prepared to risk the dollars on. (EG 46AX instead of 46LA).