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It's late, you're tired, your chart is rather old and it has been some time since you've entered this harbor. What's ahead? Just where was that shoaling you heard about at the last stop? Sound familiar? Sound rather scary? The EchoPilot FLS system could be your best friend.
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| The craft entering the harbor is slightly left of a safe course. The red area provides an approximation of the 14 degree beam width of the Professional Transducer or the 22 degree beam of the Standard Transducer. The EchoPilot screen in the lower left corner indicates the land area below the surface, the markers and the shallow water beyond. With the information presented the prudent skipper would slow down and take a new heading to avoid the unpleasantries looming on the screen. The display with real time speed will show a slight heading change to the right (or left); you can monitor the screen for a more acceptable course to sail. After choosing the new course continue to monitor the screen for additional shoaling or other obstructions to navigation. | |
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This scenario, while
fictitious, demonstrates The EchoPilot system incorporates a microprocessor to "see" the entire 90 degrees of scan shown, at a rate quicker than 2 times a second! The scan rate is translated into screen images with equal speed! What you see is REAL-TIME information. With accurate, timely information of this nature, the operator of the craft can make informed decisions that may avoid damage to his craft or injury to his crew. Safe, reliable,
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