RE: What Would You Do?...rx & tx question.
"Batteries are not an item subject to catastrophic failure. "
That's what I said, when I pulled down a plane I hadn't flown for ages. Charge everything the night before and go fly. First flight; fine. I was not going to push my luck by trying twice, but my son wanted to try my plane. You should already be able to see the scenario developing. He taxied out, turned upwind for takeoff, ran up the throttle, and completely lost control of the plane. It weather vened just enough to take it off the runway, and spun itself in, before it got airborne; fortunately. When he went to recover the wreckage, there was no indication of any sort on the voltwatch, and no control. The receiver flight pack had failed. No broken wires, no disconnected connectors. I rest my case.
Les