Altimeter Flight Computer Tail 
Air
MAY 21, 2025
Altimeter errors can also occur due to pressure changes. Headwind component (Vf), either on the face or tail, is calculated with the cosine function. The Graphical Method Using a flight computer (like the classic E6B) or a graphical chart allows for a more visual way to determine wind components.
Fear of Landing
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
I pony-tail my long hair, disheveled by the tempest brewing across much of central Canada, and say, “We’re in for a treat today. 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.
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