It's the tachyons you need to worry about.
It's weird how it works.
You take off, and 3 minutes later the clock says it's been a half hour.
But when the battery gets low, the tachyons reverse and that trip back to the pad can take an hour but...
I believe the general rules continue to apply, if the deal looks too good to be true (especially from a pricing perspective) then it probably is....and I would avoid the risk.
If it has landing protection, turn that off. Sport mode should also help your issue. Last ditch attempt maybe do the emergency shut down over your head then catch it.
As a dude from an area with no gators, I gotta say I think you are nuts...