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Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

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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E6B Made Easy: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

Pilot Institute

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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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits: Which is the Superior Choice?

Pilot Institute

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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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

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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Pilot’s aviation app directory – 2025 Edition

iPad Pilot News

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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