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=== Do not fly with Autopilot ===

Autopilot is ~~really useful for planning your routes~~. It can ~~also~~ be ~~used~~ to fly your ship to your selected destination without your input, but this can be dangerous. When you are flying with autopilot you will not ~~jump all the way to~~ the gate, you will land 15 km away from the gate and slowly move towards the gate. This means it is very obvious to anyone watching that you are probably not at your keyboard to depend yourself. As a result you also travel much more slowly than you would if you were ~~jumping from~~ gate to gate, so it gives any gankers plenty of chance to attack you. The best way to ~~us autopilot~~ is to ~~allow it to plan~~ your ~~route~~ but then manually fly your ship along the suggested route.

Autopilot is the action you take to follow a planned route without manually flying it. It takes a lot longer to complete the route than by manually flying it. It can be useful to fly your ship to your selected destination without your input, but this can be very dangerous. When you are flying with autopilot you will not land at zero on the outbound gate, but you will land 15 km away from the gate and slowly move towards the gate (known as slow-boating). This means it is very obvious to anyone watching that you are probably not at your keyboard to depend yourself. As a result you also travel much more slowly than you would if you were warping gate to gate (at zero), so it gives any gankers plenty of chance to attack you. The best way to use your route is to select your waypoints and destination, but then manually fly your ship along the suggested route. If you insist on flying on autopilot then at least only use it when your route isn't along common routes or into and out of trade hubs.

~~You~~ will also land 15 km from your destination station, and you'll slow-boat into the docking ring and then dock up. The only time to use Autopilot is when you have set up an [[Bookmarks#Instadock | insta-docking bookmark]] for the station that's your destination or a waypoint on your route. Once you're in your destination system you'll want to select warp-to to your insta-dock bookmark. Once you begin warping then turn on your Autopilot. You'll land at your insta-dock point and the Autopilot will then dock you automatically.

Using Autopilot will also land you 15 km from your destination station, and you'll slow-boat into the docking ring and then dock up. Again, this is potentially very dangerous. The only time to use Autopilot is when you have set up an [[Bookmarks#Instadock | insta-docking bookmark]] for the station that's your destination or a waypoint on your route. Once you're in your destination system you'll want to select warp-to to your insta-dock bookmark. Once you begin warping then turn on your Autopilot. You'll land at your insta-dock point and the Autopilot will then dock you automatically.

=== Use your Autopilot Avoid List ===

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 === Do not fly with Autopilot ===
-Autopilot is really useful for planning your routes. It can also be used to fly your ship to your selected destination without your input, but this can be dangerous. When you are flying with autopilot you will not jump all the way to the gate, you will land 15 km away from the gate and slowly move towards the gate. This means it is very obvious to anyone watching that you are probably not at your keyboard to depend yourself. As a result you also travel much more slowly than you would if you were jumping from gate to gate, so it gives any gankers plenty of chance to attack you. The best way to us autopilot is to allow it to plan your route but then manually fly your ship along the suggested route.
+Autopilot is the action you take to follow a planned route without manually flying it.  It takes a lot longer to complete the route than by manually flying it.  It can be useful to fly your ship to your selected destination without your input, but this can be very dangerous. When you are flying with autopilot you will not land at zero on the outbound gate, but you will land 15 km away from the gate and slowly move towards the gate (known as slow-boating). This means it is very obvious to anyone watching that you are probably not at your keyboard to depend yourself. As a result you also travel much more slowly than you would if you were warping gate to gate (at zero), so it gives any gankers plenty of chance to attack you. The best way to use your route is to select your waypoints and destination, but then manually fly your ship along the suggested route.  If you insist on flying on autopilot then at least only use it when your route isn't along common routes or into and out of trade hubs.
-You will also land 15 km from your destination station, and you'll slow-boat into the docking ring and then dock up.  The only time to use Autopilot is when you have set up an [[Bookmarks#Instadock | insta-docking bookmark]] for the station that's your destination or a waypoint on your route.  Once you're in your destination system you'll want to select warp-to to your insta-dock bookmark.  Once you begin warping then turn on your Autopilot.  You'll land at your insta-dock point and the Autopilot will then dock you automatically.
+Using Autopilot will also land you 15 km from your destination station, and you'll slow-boat into the docking ring and then dock up. Again, this is potentially very dangerous. The only time to use Autopilot is when you have set up an [[Bookmarks#Instadock | insta-docking bookmark]] for the station that's your destination or a waypoint on your route.  Once you're in your destination system you'll want to select warp-to to your insta-dock bookmark.  Once you begin warping then turn on your Autopilot.  You'll land at your insta-dock point and the Autopilot will then dock you automatically.
 === Use your Autopilot Avoid List ===