E120 Torque loss/engine failure

[FSX_CRJ700 1]

I'm experiencing engine failures on climb out and approach that I'm pretty sure are a result of me not flying the airplane in the proper configuration and not a system bug. Torque drops to 0 but I can still hear the prop spool up when I move the throttle.

First was on climb out where I failed to put my condition levers to full before takeoff (lost #2, crashed on final trying to return to field on 1 engine), second time today while on final approach, condition levers at full but I forgot to start up the APU and switch the a/c to bleed air from engines 1&2 (lost both and crashed short of the runway).  Is that what did it in both cases or is there something else I'm not doing right?   

-Brad...