RE: 1st Crash
Dead stickin' it is part of the game. I learned to fly on electrics and you learn in a hurry how to dead stick it. When those batteries are dead, they're dead. It is good practice, though. I am a trainer with my local club and the avistar I fly tends to float on landing with the slightest bit of power. I actually prefer to dead stick it in just to keep the forward energy in check. (I'll probably get some razzing over this)