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StartStick GPU Powers Charity's Aviation Missions
Portable ground power units help keep nonprofit's aircraft going
Startstick portable ground power unit
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This week at the Verticon show, Aviation Battery Systems (ABS) is highlighting how its StartStick ground power unit (GPU) is helping to support the operations of Jungle Aviation and Relay Service (JAARS), a U.S.-based Christian aviation missionary nonprofit that flies into remote tropical locations.

The company’s GPUs, which are lithium-ion battery-based, each weigh 10 to 20 pounds and cover a wide range of airplanes and helicopters. Prices range from $3,995 for a 10-Ah battery to $4,995 for the 15-Ah unit. StartStick portable power provides multiple starts of single- and twin-engine helicopters or airplanes before recharge, expanding options for smaller field and remote operations.