Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
It will assist with flight planning questions and you can bring your electronic E6B into the testing center to use during the actual test. The electronic E6B is equally useful when in the airplane, to help determine actual winds aloft, true airspeed, fuel burn, and descent planning. 24 knots 27 knots 47 knots Correct!
iPad Pilot News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Sporty’s E6B flight computer is available for $9.99 Here are our top ten favorite apps for student pilots: 10. in the App Store.
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iPad Pilot News
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Student pilots can take advantage of all these benefits and use the iPad to save time and money during flight training with great apps available from the App Store. Sporty’s E6B flight computer is available for $9.99 Here are our top ten favorite apps for student pilots: 10. in the App Store.
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 21, 2025
The most accurate method is to use a conventional or electronic flight computer. The TAS is used for flight planning and when filing a flight plan. A second method, which is a rule of thumb, provides the approximate TAS. Simply add 2 percent to the CAS for each 1,000 feet of altitude.
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.,
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 30, 2025
Subscriptions to updated chart services also ensure pilots are always flying with the latest informationparticularly valuable for cross-country flight planning and IFR operations. Some aviation-specific watches even feature E6B flight computer bezels to help with quick calculations.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 29, 2025
Books and materials Although the digital age has shifted much of flight planning and reference work onto tablets and other devices, books and study materials remain vital. Youll likely want a well-rounded library of flight manuals , regulations , and test prep guides.
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