Yes if your running glo-fuel... but trying to come up with some sort of gas/ethanol mix is where the unreliability comes from (you would need to find the perfect mix)... and putting a battery onboard to keep the glo powered all the time will leave you in a situation where if the glo plug burned up you could be deadsticking it...

Sorry if I sound patronistic... but i've had nothing but trouble out of glo engines (sort of a vendeta..LOL) ... thats why I fly gassers... sides I like em BIG!