Thanks for your feedback!
Well no as of now it's not possible to restart where you crash. (There are some difficulties in that, crashes often tend to happen in tight places (in shrubberies or under rocks etc.. ) so it's difficult to respawn in a nice flat unobscured place. My suggestion would be to start off flying slow and high in the beginning, and work from there. I bet you will soon get the hang of it and then you probably won't miss that function too much.