Dynon and Vertical Power this morning announced that the SkyView system will be supporting the VP-X. After seeing the VP-X at Oshkosh last year, I decided to defer working on the electrical system as long as possible in the hopes that this will happen. Thanks guys; this combination is going to rock!
Here’s the announcement from Dynon:
http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/news_VPX_announcement.html
It’s a little disappointing that they’re charging an additional $275 for this given that they’ll almost certainly sell more SkyView systems as a result and because every other avionics supplier is including it for free. Dynon products are already priced much more aggressively than their competitors though, so I’m not going to complain too loudly.
Here’s an overview of the VP-X:
http://verticalpower.com/vp-x/
After working through the load planning, I’ll be going with the VP-X Pro. Using the VP-X should not only simplify wiring, it should provide substantial new features to the electrical system as well as advanced fault detection.
Now, if Garmin would just announce a replacement for the GNS-430…