Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Using the VSI and Altimeter for Stability The vertical speed indicator and altimeter are your best tools for maintaining a steady altitude. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The student pilot may initially struggle to understand the functions of an E6B flight computer. But pilots around the globe rely on this indispensable gadget for charting their flights, crunching numbers to determine time in transit, fuel usage, and necessary adjustments for wind shifts. Be careful interpreting the scales.

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Groundspeed True Airspeed Density Altitude Knot 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

In a round-dial cockpit, the six-pack of gauges are the core of the flight instruments. Glass cockpits often feature automation and flight computers to help reduce workload. They are independent mechanical instruments that provide individual readings. Which can add up to the overall cost of ownership.

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Cockpit Pilot Weather Primary Flight Display 52

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Altimeter+ Calculates the altitude of your current location via GPS, or from the built-in barometer included on newer iPhones and iPads.Offers Apple Watch app. ASA CX-3 Flight Computer Based on the ASA CX-3 Flight Computer for pilots, this E6B app allows you to perform routine aviation calculations on your iPhone or iPad.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Then, like the pioneer aviators, I bring out my manual flight computer, a circular slide rule invented in the 1930s, to plot distance flown against time in the air. I might as well chat with the altimeter. Gavin sniggers. “Why bother with that old-fashioned crap?” ” I ignore him. Can you see anything?”

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Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98