---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/21/14: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:57 AM - Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, WI (Matt Dralle) 2. 10:12 AM - Re: Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, WI (Shaun Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:57:42 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV8-List: Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, WI At 05:24 PM 3/20/2014 Thursday, you wrote: >--> Avionics-List message posted by: Ralph Finch > >Why did I want the -200? For the same reasons Matt cited. I just >don't see the benefit of merely replacing some circuit breakers that >is essentially the role of the VP-X. I think the biggest downfall of the VP-200 was that potential customers didn't really understand just how *awesome* the automation functionality is and how it really works. Many times at fly-ins or other events where I've had an opportunity to show off the VP-200, fellow homebuilders are in awe of the automation after I've take a few minutes to explain just how it works and how it significantly reduces my workload during the various phases of flight. The fact that the VP-200 knows, based on GPS/RPM/AHRS data exactly what mode of flight that I'm in - Start/Taxi/Runup/Takeoff/Cruse/Landing - and switches on or off the electrical circuits that I've pre-programmed for each mode of flight is simply genius. Not only is the concept certainly revolutionary in the market, but the VP-200's implementation of it just works and works great. The only external input that is missing to the logic, IMHO, is the determination of Day vs. Night. I have to manually turn the position lights on. It seems like either the input from the exiting dimmer electric eye or from some sort of real time clock could make this happen. Ralph's idea of adding automation to the VP-x though the use of an external embedded processor and display is a good one. Maybe when I get the RV-8 back in the air, I'll start working on something along those lines... :-) Best regards, - Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log Status: 200+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode Matt's Livermore Airport Live ATC Stream! Check out the live ATC stream directly from my hangar at the Livermore Airport. Includes both Tower and Ground transmissions. Archives too! For entertainment purposes only. http://klvk.matronics.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:12:35 AM PST US From: Shaun Dawson Subject: Re: RV8-List: Re: Vertical Power move to Everett, WA and Oshkosh, WI Based on GPS information (position and time), you can know whether you are in Day or night, no problem, without having to resort to external devices such as a light sensor (which can break). I would think that sort of thing would be quite easy. Shaun On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Matt Dralle wrote: > > At 05:24 PM 3/20/2014 Thursday, you wrote: > >--> Avionics-List message posted by: Ralph Finch < > ralphmariafinch@gmail.com> > > > >Why did I want the -200? For the same reasons Matt cited. I just > >don't see the benefit of merely replacing some circuit breakers that > >is essentially the role of the VP-X. > > > I think the biggest downfall of the VP-200 was that potential customers > didn't really understand just how *awesome* the automation functionality is > and how it really works. Many times at fly-ins or other events where I've > had an opportunity to show off the VP-200, fellow homebuilders are in awe > of the automation after I've take a few minutes to explain just how it > works and how it significantly reduces my workload during the various > phases of flight. The fact that the VP-200 knows, based on GPS/RPM/AHRS > data exactly what mode of flight that I'm in - > Start/Taxi/Runup/Takeoff/Cruse/Landing - and switches on or off the > electrical circuits that I've pre-programmed for each mode of flight is > simply genius. Not only is the concept certainly revolutionary in the > market, but the VP-200's implementation of it just works and works great. > The only external input that is missing to the logic, IMHO, is the > determination of Day vs. Night. I have to manually turn the position > lights o! > n. It seems like either the input from the exiting dimmer electric eye > or from some sort of real time clock could make this happen. > > Ralph's idea of adding automation to the VP-x though the use of an > external embedded processor and display is a good one. Maybe when I get > the RV-8 back in the air, I'll start working on something along those > lines... :-) > > Best regards, > > > - > Matt Dralle > > RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" > http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log > http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log > http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel > Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... > > RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" > http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log > Status: 200+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer > Mode > > Matt's Livermore Airport Live ATC Stream! > Check out the live ATC stream directly from my hangar at the Livermore > Airport. Includes both Tower and Ground transmissions. 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