I wonder whether those auto umbrella thingy's that pop out of the top of these toy planes should be more widely used.
I imagine you have a choice with those, you either pop it out if there's no suitable Ldg field within an assumed gliding distance or you go for a conventional crash Ldg (as the press would say). Cost no doubt is the deciding factor, not safety.
If someone could come up with an engine design along the lines of the old tried & proven Lyc's & Conty's which are almost bullet proof for these toy planes then they would be worshiped
Wmk2