If your an old navy vet then this is probably preaching to the choir.
Simply put:
- Weather conditions effect the AI's sonar abilities. The calm conditions being perfect sonar conditions, rough weather they can't hear a whole lot. The calmer the weather, the more prudent and careful you should consider situations.
- How much noise your making is dependant on how many RPM's your e-motors are doing. In calm weather, you must be doing less then 100 RPM's. You'll have to manually set speed to 1 kt (or less).
- AI active sonar is acutally an indicator if your screwing up. The AI doesnt Ping at random. The AI only pings when:
A.) your within his sonar cone
b.) Your presenting a favorable aspect
c.) Your doing both A and B for X amount of time.
And im sure to an old navy vet, these two pictures shouldnt require a whole lot of explanation im guessing:
