I am not a very experienced pilot, but I have an electric starter, I have it connected to my flight box, I only have to carry the box from the truck to the pits which is only 50 feet or so, I allows me to have everything that I really need and only make 1 trip and keep things organized (at least as much as I am organized ), if my plane is running well, I charge up my started battery 2 or 3 times a year I also use this http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062273 to help charge my battery when I am going down the road.

It is a personal choice.

Jon