On occasion, someone bumps our autopilot and manages to engage it. Sometimes a curious little kid. I'm sure glad it's within reach of the helm when that happens.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Danny — if you put the pilot into standby, you’d really want to be within > reach of the wheel, I’d think… :^) > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Aug 30, 2016, at 3:31 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I can't help but wonder, if setting an autopilot is so you can leave the > helm for short periods of time, why is the control better at the helm? you > would think that being able to adjust from in front of the helm would have > some benefit... I know it is just my ignorance speaking but, I'm just > curious as to the benefits of one location over the other. Especially if > you have a compatible plotter at the helm and can make some adjustments (I > know it lacks some functionality through the plotter), would it not be > somewhat redundant? Not that redundancy is necessarily a bad thing... > > Danny > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- William D. Hall, Ph.D. 617 620 9078 (c) [email protected]
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