iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

E6B Flight Computer The E6B app from Sporty’s represents the next generation of flight computer, with its roots dating back to the mechanical version designed for military pilots. Sporty’s E6B flight computer is available for $9.99 in the App Store.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

E6B Flight Computer The E6B app from Sporty’s represents the next generation of flight computer, with its roots dating back to the mechanical version designed for military pilots. Sporty’s E6B flight computer is available for $9.99 in the App Store.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

You can use a flight computer like an E6B or onboard avionics to determine your true airspeed. For equivalent airspeed, you can rely on flight computers or specific charts in your Aircraft Flight Manual. You can also do a rough estimation by adding 2% to your IAS for every 1,000 feet of altitude.

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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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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Learn to Use a Mechanical E6-B Flight Computer Don’t let it intimidate you. For the pilots (often lapsed CFIs) who argue that the cockpits of turboprops and jets have flight management systems and backups on backups for navigation that will tell you wind correction angles, ground speed, time en route, etc.,

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 29, 2025

Additionally, you will need other tools like an easy-to-use and reliable CX-3 Flight Computer for learning how to flight plan over the course of your training. These tools are specifically tailored to keep things organized and secure, simplifying tasks in the cockpit.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Courtesy: ASA] E6-B Flight Computer The flight computer is a must-have. The E6-B comes in an electronic form (think calculator on steroids) or the mechanical version, which is a circular slide rule and looks intimidating until you realize the instructions for use are printed on it.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2025

You wont have time to be messing around with a flight computer or crosswind chart. Even with the best weather data in the world, things can change quickly. If you get aloft and realize your navigation isnt working out, it could be the wind. The time has come for a quick and dirty solution.

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World Airline News

JULY 12, 2024

American also donated several aircraft parts including an auxiliary power unit, four oxygen generators, a digital flight computer and a flow control valve during today’s event at the school’s Riverside campus. These parts will provide students with relevant, hands-on resources to help them in their studies.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 21, 2025

The most accurate method is to use a conventional or electronic flight computer. As altitude increases, TAS increases for a given CAS. Similarly, for a given TAS, CAS decreases as you go higher. A pilot can find TAS by two methods. A second method, which is a rule of thumb, provides the approximate TAS.

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Flight Training Central

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Flight Gear iPad Organizer Kneeboard —Perfect for using a tablet in flight, it adjusts to fit different models. 10 Flight Computer You don’t have to have a PHD in math to be a pilot. Manual E6B Flight Computer —These trusty, old whizwheel computers have been around since the 30s.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Computation Tools and Calculators And heres some more good news: There are plenty of tools available to help you with the math! Pilots use the E6-B, a traditional flight computer that will help calculate wind correction angles, fuel burn, and ground speed. By the time you get your license, these calculations will come naturally.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Flight planning : Calculating time, distance, and fuel needs. Nowadays, many modern tools such as flight computers, apps, and GPS systems can manage the more complicated calculations so you can concentrate on flying safely. Basic navigation : Grasping concepts like heading, speed, and position. What about physics?

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Glass cockpits often feature automation and flight computers to help reduce workload. If something goes wrong, specialized components are generally required to fix the issue. Which can add up to the overall cost of ownership. Dependency Over-reliance is a big problem in aviation.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

Make sure to bring an E6B flight computer into your exam in case you need to calculate density altitude or find a temperature conversion. Example question: What is the minimum distance from clouds required in VFR flight at night in uncontrolled airspace at 9,500 feet msl? As altitude increases, density altitude decreases.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Flight Computers Flight computers such as the E6B have the functionality to calculate density altitude. Consult sources on the specific use of a flight computer, like an E6B, for determining density altitude. Under the performance section there are graphs for calculating take-off and landing distances.

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Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

This led to EPU4 losing its tilting function; as a result the flight computer spooled it down, as designed for a tilt fault. The video footage showed a bright spark of electrical arcing between the high voltage power cables and the connector body.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JULY 12, 2024

” American Airlines has also donated several aircraft parts including an auxiliary power unit, four oxygen generators, a digital flight computer and a flow control valve, providing students with relevant, hands-on resources to help with their studies.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

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. ASA Training Apps ASA is a leading provider of knowledge test prep resources and eBooks for pilots working on a variety of certificates and ratings.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

Some aviation-specific watches even feature E6B flight computer bezels to help with quick calculations. [Courtesy: Sporty’s Pilot Shop] Look for watches that combine practicality with stylechronograph functions for timing holding patterns, luminous dials for nighttime readability, and water resistance for added durability.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In fly-by-wire systems, the flight computer gauges how much rudder must be added for a given bank angle and airspeed to counteract adverse yaw. Some aircraft automatically achieve this by connecting the ailerons and rudder using mechanical linkages or electronically with fly-by-wire systems.

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Flight Training Central

JANUARY 29, 2024

Testing aids such as an E6B flight computer are permissable. Applicants may use test aids such as scales, straightedges, protractors, plotters, navigation computers, log sheets, and all models of aviation-oriented calculating devices that are directly related to the test. What can I bring to the FAA Knowledge Test?

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Pilot's Life Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For example, the FAA medical exam may cost around $100, while the written and flight tests can range from $200 to $500, depending on the license. This includes headsets, flight bags, aviation charts, and flight computers. Equipment and Supplies Pilots need specialized equipment for their training.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2025

Three flight computers manage the flight controls and aircraft state. Below them, four more computers vote on decisions made by the main three computers. A further two computers handle communications and plan flight paths.

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Air Facts

MARCH 24, 2025

It was only my fourth flight in the Discus, and even though launch, aerotow, gaggle flying, setting up my flight computer, and landing at 89TA had all gone well, I was exhausted from the stress. Soaring had always been a peaceful and exciting getaway, but such a tough flight on day one left me blue and apprehensive.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

All flight controls are actuated electronically, and theres no physical link between the control sidesticks in the cockpit and the flight surfaces. The electronic actuation is governed by a flight computer, which is able to move the ailerons very precisely.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

My student sat at the briefing picnic table outside my t-hangar and, with a “humph,” laid out the sectional chart, the dead reckoning planning chart, and his solar/battery-powered flight computer calculator thingy. He plotted a wind triangle without using the wind side of any flight computer.

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Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As you enter the cross-country planning phase of your private pilot training, you’ll learn the skills required to plan long-distance trips using a VFR sectional, plotter, E6B flight computer and Navlog. The video clip below is from Sporty’s 2025 Learn to Fly Course

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These tools can be in both paper and/or electronic formats and include, but are not limited to: Flight manuals (e.g., pilot’s operating handbook, aircraft flight manual) Navigation charts (e.g., sectionals, terminal area charts) Performance tools (e.g.,

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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. Gavin sniggers. “Why bother with that old-fashioned crap?” ” I ignore him. “My calculations agree with the DME readout of seventy knots.”

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 5, 2024

Calculate the crosswind using the wind component table or a flight computer, such as an E6-B. The runway most closely aligned to the expected wind direction will likely be active. However, check NOTAMs for runway closures. For an estimate, use a quick crosswind shortcut.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2024

It’s also a good idea to bring a printed confirmation of your test appointment or payment receipt.

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Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Aviator Tools includes a comprehensive flight computer, a measurement converter, and a de-icing holdover timer, among other functions. And Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer packs most of a wiz wheel into your Watch. MiraCheck CoPilot is a voice-controlled checklist app for the iPhone and iPad with an accessory watch interface.

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AV Web

JANUARY 16, 2025

These included Starships first payload deployment test, involving 10 replica Starlink satellites, as well as assessments of upgrades to the spacecrafts flight computer, avionics, and heat shield. According to a Forbes report, the mission was expected to last just over an hour and included several key experiments.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Flight Bag A sturdy flight bag keeps your gear organized. Navigation Tools An E6B flight computer is the best tool for calculating fuel burn, wind correction, and ground speed. Look for one with compartments to store your headset, logbook, charts, and overnight essentials if you ever get stranded in another airport.

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Aerotime

MAY 8, 2025

While its not a dogfight specialist, and has a much more boxy appearance than its counterparts, the F-35 boasts a high tech flight computer that compensates for its aerodynamic limitations. If the F-22 is a flying Ferrari, the F-35 is an airborne computer. 30 sec Climb rate (ft/min) 45,000 ft/min Wing loading (lb/ft) 88.1

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