H5000
Pilot
Advanced
User
3
Cruising
Speed
Type
Setup
(and
Failsafe)
What
is
it?
Cruising
Speed
is
a
set
point
at
which
all
the
standard
Pilot
setup
parameters
are
used
at
100%
of
the
input
value.
It
is
recommended
the
cruising
speed
is
set
to
a
value
close
to
the
speed
at
which
the
AutoTune
process
is
completed
if
possible.
For
most
sailing
boat
this
will
be
5
‐
8
Knots.
Cruising
Speed
is
used
as
a
failsafe
boat
speed
input
if
Boat
Speed,
SOG
or
manual
speed
are
all
invalid.
What
does
it
do?
In
simple
terms,
if
the
Boat
Speed
is
less
than
the
Cruising
Speed
setting,
the
Pilot
will
apply
more
rudder
for
a
given
course
error.
If
Boat
Speed
is
greater
than
the
Cruising
Speed
setting,
the
Pilot
will
use
less
rudder
for
the
same
course
error.
Advanced
User
Notes
Cruising
Speed
is
used
extensively
in
Perf
1
response
level,
but
has
less
effect
in
Perf
2
‐
5
as
the
Performance
Sail
(PS)
algorithm
has
a
greater
weighting
as
you
move
up
the
response
levels,
PS
does
not
use
the
Cruising
Speed
parameter
so
the
effect
naturally
becomes
less.
IMOCA
60
Advisory
While
it
is
normal
to
set
the
Cruising
Speed
to
the
speed
at
which
AutoTune
is
carried
out
(recommended
at
high
engine
speed
and
flat
water),
in
practice
the
best
Cruising
Speed
for
the
IMOCA
60
is
around
12
knots
.
Control
Steering
>
Limits
>
Cruising
Speed
