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

Pilot Institute

Learn how to use the wind side to find groundspeed and wind correction angles. Your groundspeed (which will differ from your airspeed as the wind pushes you around). The rear has the wind side for calculating wind correction angles and groundspeed. That means our groundspeed was 90 knots. Thats not all.

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Understanding pressure altitude and GPS altitude in aviation apps

iPad Pilot News

In addition to a 3D view of terrain and obstacles this shows glass cockpit-style tapes for speed and altitude, making it an excellent backup tool in case of panel avionics failure. Airspeed and altitude differences Consider speed first. Nowadays, most other aviation apps offer a similar view.

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