Not sure how else to label the title but here is my question. Now I know that a plane needs to be balanced and that there are different degrees to do it. So Ihave an easy star that I will be turning into a drone. I have seen via POV that when a plane looses power and does a nose dive or similar, its never pretty. Also if Iunderstand right my Rhino 2530 lipo pack will hook up to my ESC which will power my motor and the RX. Here is what Iam wondering...

1) Is it possable to balance the CG of my EZ* in such a way that if the power cut for any reason that I could "glide" the plaine down or at least fall a bit more gracefully to the ground without damaging my on board equipment?
2) Is it possable to use a much smaller battery for just the RX?
3) If for what ever reason the motor stops (assuming the ESC is still working) will the battery hooked up to the ESC (and assuming the ESC is hooked up to the RX) still power the RX for safe landing?

To make all of this make sense im asking if there is a way to have some kind of fail safe built into the EZ* so that if the power is lost that I will beable to safely land it with very minimal or no damage to the payload.

Thanks much for the help

1) Yes. You trim it to land hands free. For that you adjust CG location and elevator trim. Google this video: Easystar Multiplex.wmv

2) Yes, but not needed if you use an ESC.

3) Yes, that is the idea: to have enough juice to operate the controls for a dead stick landing.