Pilot

The Pilot is one of the Crew Skills in Cosmonautica.

Description
Having a higher piloting skill will allow your ship to travel faster by using more of your engine's capacity. Multiple pilots can share the task.

In battle the pilot will be able to maneuver the ship in position (flee, circle, ram, pass by) and do evasive maneuvers to avoid enemy fire. If there are no pilots available (sleeping, dead), you won't be able to move the ship at all.

Engine Usage
Engine usage is calculated using the following formula :

EU = &sum;(Pilot Level)2 * Number of shifts

Assuming you have a pilot working all 4 shifts at the same piloting level, you will have the following engine use :

Tips

 * All 4 shifts should have someone working as a pilot
 * You should have at least 2 pilots. This will allow you to split the shifts and always have one awake even in the battles.