- The i-Pilot accessory is simple to install
- Records up to three tracks
- Spot-Lock will hold you within 5 ft of your chosen spot
- i-Pilots cruise control function gives you unparalleled bait presentation, by maintaining your actual on-the-water speed
- Works as AutoPilot and CoPilot
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It's simple: the less time you spend steering and positioning your boat, the more fish you can catch. Enter iPilot, which controls and steers your boat for you using GPS technology. Lock onto a fishing spot at the push of a button - and stay there. Record a successful path and retrace it later. Set cruise control for perfect bait presentation. All wireless, all with GPS accuracy, all with the sole purpose of making you a better angler.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unfortunatly, i pilot has major design flaws.,
By Spiritgide "spiritigde" (Kansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Johnson Outdoors MinnKota i-Pilot Accessory for PDV2 Trolling Motors (Automotive)
I bought an i pilot motor for a new boat- the whole thing, the dedicated version. Replacing it now with less than an hour on it. I have two bass boats, the new one a compact for small water fishing, the older one is a big-lake boat. The old boat has a Minn kota V2 with co-pilot remote, and that works great. Thought the i pilot would be the same but a generation ahead.
Problem with i pilot: First, the remote is the only control, thus you use it a lot- so it needs to be easy to use. The co-pilot is; it takes only 6 oz of pressure to activate a switch. The i pilot remote takes 2-1/4 lbs, 6 times more pressure. In 20 minutes your thumb is sore. You can clip the co-pilot remote to your rod or arm and control it with a finger touch, your hand never leaving the rod. Not so with the i pilot. You have to grip the remote firmly in your hand to be able to apply enough thumb pressure to activate a switch. It's inconvenient, coarse and painful to use. Next, a feature that I really wanted was the spot-anchor, where the i pilot is supposed to keep the boat in a small gps circle when set. However it fails to compensate for the momentum created every time the boat is put in motion, so the boat glides right through the circle and outside the limits on the opposite side. The motor spins and the boat rotates 180 to head back. Then it happens again. If you were standing and handling a fish, you would likely be thrown over the side. The power cable wrapped 720 degrees around the shaft in less than a minute. This is a useless feature, even a dangerous one. Talked directly to Minn-Kota, suggested redesign of the remote with softer switches and cover, and a way to tune down the spot anchor sensitivity or motor speed it uses. They have no interest in doing either and there is nothing the owner can do to change these issues. No sense owning something you can't use. Min kotas motors are very good- it's the control and gps features of the i pilot that suck.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't go fishing without it,
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This review is from: Johnson Outdoors MinnKota i-Pilot Accessory for PDV2 Trolling Motors (Automotive)
Once you've fished with the i-Pilot you'll never fish again without it. Whether alone in the boat or with the grand-daughters this unit takes care of the boat and allows me to enjoy and take care of all the rest, not to mention the improved quality of presentation. Had difficulty with the 1st remote discharging the remote battery, called MinnKota and they immediatly sent a new remote - hassel free customer service that exceeded expectations.
Ordering, shipping and price from this vendor exceeded expectations as well and were all 5 *.
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