Stellatman76 The mount has the home position, its 'zero location', not the controlling software. The ASIAir has only its location in the world and its Dec/RA from a plate solve. The ASIAir calculated home does not necessarily match the mount home position. When you start the process from a non homed location, the ASIAir will assume the mount started from a zero position to its current solved Dec/RA position. The ASIAir cannot determine the mount's 'zero' position and they will not match unless they were in sync when started. When you park the scope, the mount will swing to the 'home position' of the mount regardless of the ASIAir's zero location. This is how it should be as you are telling the mount to go to home.
As for the OTA, ???? My scope is well balanced as it should be. Releasing the clutch has NO affect on position, as it should be. There is no safety issue if you are balanced, as you should be. I lightly hold my scope just to make sure no drag happens to it if I reset the home position to get them in 'sync'. If it is too dangerous for your scope, sync the mount home when you do not have an OTA on it, or after you issue ASI home, just reposition the difference it to the mount home position. Simple.
I doubt 1000's of users want this feature, if it could even be encoded at all. Most users probably either home their scope every time (me) or never so it has no affect or need for them. I seriously doubt the mount home can easily be determined for all mounts by the software to make this option work acceptably. My Ekos software has the same configuration as ASI's and parks just based on the mount home. Even if ASI allowed an offset for the position, it can change during the night for a couple of reasons. The mount's home position is the best reference point.
