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As any pilot will tell you, “Alcohol and flying don’t mix”, unless that is, you happen to own one of the most exclusive wineries in California and are also a helicopter pilot and operator.  Howard Leight is both pilot and Owner of the exclusive “Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate” vineyard and regularly uses his Agusta 109 on business trips to bring trade buyers to his exclusive Malibu California winery.

Situated more than 2000 feet up in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains and covering a total of 34 acres, the vineyard, with its  ideal climate and soil combination, produces a stunning range of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah reds and an outstanding white Chardonnay .

However, in common with many helicopter pilots operating in hot and high locations, spool-ups during the heat of the summer bring with them the constant concern of a start close to limits, or worse, a possible hot start.  Determined to eliminate the risk, Howard for some time had sought a practical solution –investigating the various portable battery packs which had to be safe, reliable and compact.  In Howard’s words “the ideal solution rested with Powervamp’s Coolspool product.”

With Powervamp’s compact and lightweight 28.5 volt Coolspool 17 portable GPU, Howard can carry it on board without compromising range or stowage space. Using the pack to achieve  fast starts every time , without stressing the on board battery, has provided the added benefits of lower turbine temperature on start up, extended  battery life and above all, the freedom from worry.

Commenting further, Howard stated  “what clinched the decision for me apart from the Coolspool 17’s performance was the built in charger, the units padded jacket, and the fact that any domestic appliance lead can be used to connect it to a mains supply so I don’t have to bother with loose items or remember to take the charger too”

Now almost two years on, the Coolspool is still performing perfectly and is permanently carried on board.  Unfortunately, the Coolspool 17 cannot be said to improve with time, unlike the thousands of litres of wine that are aging in oak barrels in the cellars of Howard’s Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate.  It could however be said that, unlike the wine, which once drunk has gone forever, the Coolspool can be ‘refilled’ after use to again deliver another fast cool start .

Check out the fine wines of the Malibu Rocky Oaks estate on offer via the link – http://www.malibuwineguy.com

 

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