VP-X Displayed on EFIS

I've got the VP-X Pro system displaying on the EFIS. It's the far right section on the screen. Everything you ever wanted to know about your electrical system on one easy to understand screen. The link above takes you to Vertical Power's information page about the VP-X system and has lots more information and videos if you're interested in intelligent electronic circuit breakers for an experimental plane. If you visit their website, take a look at the VP-400 runway seeker. It's an almost unbelievable system that, with ONE push of a button, can fly your airplane to the best suitable airfield and bring it down to the runway for landing.

Electrical problems in a plane are much more critical than in a car. Being able to identify the problem and correct it is important to safety. I recently read an article about someone having an electrical problem in a small certified aircraft. Since the only gauge is often an amp meter or volt meter like in a car, the pilot couldn't figure out what was wrong and the flight ended badly. With the VP-X system, I can see the output of the alternator and the battery and the status of every individual electrical item. I can see faults and turn off or reset problem systems. I can also control items like flaps or trim or boost pumps directly through the screen if a switch fails. There are also many intelligent control features built in like the ability to reduce the trim speed above a certain airspeed or disable the flaps down switch above flaps limiting speeds or automatically wig-wag the lights plus many others. The screen doesn't have to be visible all the time as you can set aural and visual warnings and bring it up only when there's a problem.