J.P.Instruments was founded in 1986 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.

JPI's first instrument was the Scanner, and after the founders of the company tried to resolve their own problems of inaccuracy and manual switching with the standard insturmentation on aircraft of the time, several prototypes were built for friends, and JPI as a corporation, was born and took up its first office in Santa Ana, California.

Following the success of the Scanner™ came the EDM-500.™ The EDM-500™ was actually the predecessor to the EDM-700™ series, and in fact originated as an concept, while in the car on the way to Hollywood Florida, just before the "Sun n' Fun" air show. However, the exact parameters as to how the EDM was going to record and display data took several years for its completion, in addition to a lot of customer and market input. In the meantime, the Classic Scanner ™ (which is still available for the budget conscious pilot) paid the bills and kept the company on its feet.

Nowadays, J.P. Instruments has added a whole line of reliable and cost effective aircraft instrumentation to its name. Among these are engine data management systems, fuel flow gauges, and GPS moving maps. Pilots and mechanics alike have come to know JPI for its high quality, good service, and utmost reliability.

We are committed to providing our customers with the absolute best products and service and we will go out of our way to make our customer's satisfied. Customer service has become one of the most important aspects of our business and we want you to know that.