That all sounds good. I’ve been starting APCC and using it for all the setting, parking, unparking, etc. and then starting CDC for object selection and slewing to, so far. I haven’t gotten past all that yet, but I’m learning. There is no doubt that a good polar alignment with PEMPro will polish off the pointing. Your suggestions sound similar to what I plan on doing. Coming from a Celestron CGE Pro mount to the AP1100 is like night and day! I can’t believe the better choices and solutions AP has; shoulda done this years ago! The thru the mount cabling option so far seems fantastic to me, no more cable snags or dragging!
I’m excited about the new journey, I love a good Quest. 8>)