RE: LANDING BEFORE EMPTY ?
What is two dead sticks happen at the same time?
It happened to me last weekend.
There were four models in the air, and another pilot and myself voiced "deadstick" at the same time.
Then, I didn't know which one was the plane coming down to share the strip with me.
I happened to land first, and both models were just fine.
For some reason, my few perfect landings have been after the engine quits in mid air; may be is the lack of thrust or a better mental concentration for that only chance to land.