A couple of points of clarification.
The VP-X will work just fine if the G3X or the comm link to the G3X fails. So that should not be a major area of concern. Same with the VP-200. If the display or comm link fails the electronic circuit breakers/trim/flaps will work as expected.
I will post some screen shots of the G3X / VP-X interface soon. Just waiting for some feedback from the Garmin folks. They did a very nice job (as did all our EFIS partners!)
In deciding between the VP-200 and the VP-X, the main difference is that the VP-200 includes some very good pilot workload reduction features, automatic checklists, emergency handing, etc. You can see a table of the differences
here.
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Marc Ausman
RV-7 980 hours, IO-390, VP-X (sold)
RV-8 (flying a friend's)
Thinking about low and slow backcountry build.
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