I saw a guy at my field flying a large electric 3D plane, he smoked his Castle Creations 125A ESC in mid hover! He'd flown the plane several times before, and his setup only pulled 90A max. Something just went wrong on this occasion. He was lucky it didn't burn up his plane or damage his LiPo packs!

I rarely have problems starting my nitros. The trick is to prime them first before you fire them up. With no glow starter applied to the plug, open the throttle all the way, put a finger over the exhaust, and spin the prop until fuel starts to spray into the carb. Then put the glow starter on the plug and spin the prop again, she'll fire right up.