Yes. I agree. But I'm not sure if it's really needed. In which situations would you want to keep the rudder angle constant, and allowing for course changes? Would probably result in nice, perfect circles. On calm days.
I do, however, agree that the use user interface/remote controls allow for some "surprises", if you do not pay attention. I recently was motoring along in 6 knots, when a drop of water (my lazybag tends to keep some trapped rain water inside) hit the ipad screen, resulting in a "tack to starboard" command. This was luckily in open water, and it took me some thinking before I realized what had just happened.
I don't know if there would be a fail safe solution to that sort of issues. For the web interface, maybe a "Execute command" button would make sense... In that way, you could prepare your course change upfront, and confirm your choice within a reasonable time limit (10-30 seconds).
I do, however, agree that the use user interface/remote controls allow for some "surprises", if you do not pay attention. I recently was motoring along in 6 knots, when a drop of water (my lazybag tends to keep some trapped rain water inside) hit the ipad screen, resulting in a "tack to starboard" command. This was luckily in open water, and it took me some thinking before I realized what had just happened.
I don't know if there would be a fail safe solution to that sort of issues. For the web interface, maybe a "Execute command" button would make sense... In that way, you could prepare your course change upfront, and confirm your choice within a reasonable time limit (10-30 seconds).