Welcome again
@only1bobert! I am pleased to see that you made your own thread for your question. That's stepping in the right direction, all by itself.
HQ's are actually pretty good props. My Tiny Trainers and Mini Scouts (plural on both) crashed many times, without burning through props. Then I got better at flying and ironically started breaking props. Then I went to the Simple Scout, and that darn ten inch prop broke every time I nosed her into the ground! The nerve!
It's a learning curve we all have to get through. That hill you see ahead of you? You've gotta climb it. You're going to bust props and break foamboard. That's part of the learning process. So long as you ask questions before you change anything, the expensive stuff can just be swapped from plane to plane, and you can keep on flying until you can land without breaking a prop. Props are cheap. Stupid cheap if you're willing to wait for shipping from Banggood or Ali.
You're doing it right. You're pretty much where I was a couple months ago, only you know what a flaperon is. That puts you leagues ahead of where I was at the time. I fly 100% everything with no expo. I pay the price for trying to learn to fly that way, and I can't really recommend it to a new Pilot. I do, however, love it that way. The rush when flying is just that. It's an absolute rush of joy and adrenaline, and that is why I am out there.
Is flying an F pack at low throttle like flying an A pack? Pretty much. The F Pack is going to have more punch and high end. It's just a bigger motor and you can visualize the differences that would mean. Just like in a car.
If you're that new to flying, I would not do flaperons. I would concentrate on straight up 4ch. Rudder, Elevator, Throttle and Ailerons. You might want to consider some expo as well, unless you like breaking foamboard as much as I do.
You are solidly on the road to success. That big 'Ol hill out there? It's not that big. When you finally climb over and see what's on the other side, it is... indescribable. I've just recently done that. I still can't fly worth a darn, but I've beaten that hill and the rest is just practice and learning. It all gets better from there.