Who's Drivin' the Boat?

[bigredfish]

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[Parley]

Autopilot with GPS?

 

[CCTVCam]

Risky if it is though. GPS can malfunction or be inaccurate. On youtube I watched a video from the UK of a pilot who got busted for entering restricted airspace because his GPS system was 1500 feet out vertically in reporting his position. Vertical has a much larger margin of error but I believe even the standard accuracy is 6 feet horizontally which is still likely enough to hit a pylon, jetty or bridge support on a river. The boat passenger appears to have something in his right hand. Unsure if this is a tinny or a remote maybe? It is possible to steer boats via wireless remote these days although they're usually used for docking.

 

[Mike A.]

He's using the trolling motor on the front. Foot pedals or a little hand-held remote to control it.

Has a rod in his hand, he's fishing for something.

 

[bigredfish]

Yep. took me a second look though, I was watching it live and said to myself WTF?