HeadedToTexas
Guru
Space at each of our helm stations is limited and as I plan our upcoming electronics upgrade it occurred to me that the autopilot does not need its own dedicated control. We are looking at Garmin systems and their autopilot can be controlled directly through their multifunction displays with all of the same functionality as through their dedicated autopilot controls. Guessing most of the manufacturers do that these days.
My plan is to use 7" MFDs and not do a lot of split screen stuff, but without the dedicated controls for our old Simrad AP16, I could fit 9" or even 12" MFDs at each helm. So do you guys with modern MFD based systems still have dedicated autopilot controls? Anyone control their autopilot exclusively through the MFD?
My plan is to use 7" MFDs and not do a lot of split screen stuff, but without the dedicated controls for our old Simrad AP16, I could fit 9" or even 12" MFDs at each helm. So do you guys with modern MFD based systems still have dedicated autopilot controls? Anyone control their autopilot exclusively through the MFD?