well you dont have to have electronics to use the ipilot. I have a pd V2 which I added the copilot to. Then took it off and installed the ipilot (in your original post you must be thinking of the ilink) anyway. the copilot will save you about 300 bucks over the ipilot but imo it is worth the extra 300 bucks to get it. On the ipilot I use the autopilot and cruise control (cruise more than anything) but the best part is the speed which is twice as adjustable as the copilot. hope this helps.