It sounds like your putting everything on in the right order not really sure what the problem is. I quess you do know that the motor starts counter clockwise? Make sure you get the prop nut real tight, don't worry you won't strip anything just get it tight. Maybe you could post a pic of what your having trouble with.

As for breaking in the motor. Usually you run it at full throttle for 5 or 6 tank fulls then your ok to fly. You want to turn out the high speed needle about 2 1/2 to 3 turns don't worry about the low end at this time. You want to hear the engine switching from clean 2 stroke to rich 4 stroke kind of like how a weed eater sounds when it's running. Run the engine for about 5 minutes then let it cool and repeat untill you have run at least 5 tanks through it. This takes a little time but it's worth it in the end. You could just fly it rich for a while but you might take a chance of it loading up and dying on you. Hope this helps some.

Ya the glow is a hassle until you get used to it but I love the smell and the sound. I recently just bought my first elec plane the Graup Terry. I havn't flown it yet but hopefully the weather will clear up soon. I'm used to flying 1/4 scale and above so this Terry will be weird to fly for me. Going from a 33% gasser to this small plane might be a disaster because I'll probably try to do some hovering with the electric and put it in. Ha ha! Good Luck with your trainer.