not to rub salt in your wound.
i have found over the years that i make lots of mistakes unless i have some type of "protocol"
ive seen a/c lost for all sorts of reasons - because of a bad rx or tx battery (or low charge), reversed control, ect, ect.
every flight - test with ESV, fuel, when ready to taxi out, i hold stab w/my feet, rev up engine to be sure it doesnt load up and - move every surface - stick left; left aileron goes up, rudder, elev, ect. - every flight, takes about 10 seconds. i use a computer radio on 8 a/c, hate to have on the wrong a/c.
amazing how many full scale a/c crashes are pilot error and avoidable for the same reasons.
jon