Cirrus Starlink Mini - Wiki

People have asked for suggestions on power supplies, cords, Starlink plans, etc. Below are items confirmed working for us in our testing or confirmed in the COPA Forum/Cirrus Owners Facebook pages, etc. Feel free to reach out if you have further suggestions. Hopefully, this will save you some research time.

Starlink Plans

When selecting a Starlink plan for your Cirrus aircraft, the right option depends largely on where and how you fly.

Local Priority Plan (Starting at $65/month)
Best for flights within the continental U.S. Pricing scales based on how much priority data you choose, providing reliable in-flight connectivity for weather, planning, and communication.

Global Priority Plan ($250/month)
Required for flights outside the continental U.S. Offers consistent connectivity for international and over-water operations.

Choosing your data package size.
As a consistent flyer, ~5hrs weekly, we rarely use more than ~20 GB a month downloading weather, NAV updates, streaming podcasts/movies, etc.

Starlink Business Plans

Power Supply

The standard USB ports in the Cirrus SR aircraft cannot support the power requirements of the Starlink Mini, which requires power to either be supplied via a USB C power bank or an outlet installed in the aircraft. Below are reported working Portable Power Stations.

**LiFePO4 batteries - our preference due to reduced fire risk, but requires larger batteries to match LiPo performance.

Anker SOLIX C300 ~>10hrs of runtime

Jackery Explorer 300 Plus

**LiPo Power Banks:
Anker 737 Power Bank (PowerCore 24K) ~2.5hrs of runtime

Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank (250W) ~ 3hrs of runtime

Note - There are likely other power supplies that work without issue. Please review the Starlink Mini Specs page for clarification. Please search the COPA forum for information on installing a 24volt outlet in the luggage area, it appears to be the best longterm solution should you not want to use a portable power station.

Starlink Mini Specifications

Power Cable

Starlink Mini Cable 6.5FT - shorter than the standard cable - helps keep the luggage area cleaner. It appears the 6.5ft cables are made by the same company, I would purchase whatever is cheapest with some positive reviews on Amazon.

Starlink Mini 6.5FT Cable