RE: LANDING BEFORE EMPTY ?
Many of my crashes have been when the engine stopped unexpectedly. Wrong place, wrong altitude, wrong wind direction, wrong angle of attack, did not immediately notice the engine had stopped. I like to land with fuel left so I am always in control; I then taxi the plane back to me. I always use a kitchen timer. When I flew my Pusher/Puller I sometimes waited for one engine to stop and then immediately landed using the second engine to taxi the plane back to me.