Definitely take your carb off to see if any dirt got through. If you find any, you need to take the whole engine apart and do a clean up. Just a few grains of dirt can ruin your piston and liner.

And don't take it as being mean, but you really need to find a club. Your prior experience really should have taught you that, but better late than never. A club with instructors and an AMA membership (required at most clubs) will pay for themselves many times over in good advice given. If you aren't willing to do that, then find a new home for the glow plane while you still have something to sell and stick to park flyer foamies (which can be lots of fun themselves).