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Quiz: Flight Planning with Sporty’s E6B

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The electronic E6B is equally useful when in the airplane, to help determine actual winds aloft, true airspeed, fuel burn, and descent planning. Find the density altitude of an airport with a field elevation of 843, an air temperature of 7 Celsius, and a barometric pressure of 29.83. 926 175 167 Correct! knots Correct!

Flight Plan

Flight Plan True Airspeed Flight Computer Groundspeed

Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Temperature An increase in temperature will increase the density altitude. A high density altitude decreases the performance of the engine and the wing. Your aircraft will fly at a faster true airspeed at higher density altitudes. V SO (or POH airspeed). Full flaps, 1.3

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Descent

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Quiz: Flight Planning with Sporty’s E6B

Mastering Short Field Landings (A Step-by-Step Guide)

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