On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 3:52:25 PM UTC-4, Mana wrote:
...the whole point of a "turbo" is to be able to regain altitude :-)

Right, but many have extremely slow climb, especially in high/hot locales.
There electric of course doesn't loose much efficiency,
but batteries/motor may suffer.

Antares at Uvalde required low power settings and could only launch
to low altitude before battery temp hit max.

It could be that the pilot in question used FES regularly
during his flights and found himself with battery low towards the end...
I'll report if I'm able to reach him.

That would be most helpful, Thanks!

PS: Does FES motor ever overheat (again especially in hot locales)??