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DSK wrote:
I've had people in boats on autopilot yell (or hail on the radio) at me
that I *must* get out of their way, because they're on autopilot. If I
reasoned like you, I'd be making statements about how people with
autopilots are all jerks.

Well, heck Doug, I've had an overtaking sailboat with its engine on
tell me to get out of the way when I was sailing. I think he also had
is autopilot on because he was standing on the bow (no PFD of course)
and no one else was on the boat. We all had a good laugh when he
finally changed course to go around us.

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