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.

True Airspeed

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.

Groundspeed

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.

Cockpit

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Well use the Sportys electronic E6B flight computer in this quiz when calculating flight planning and navigation questions. You can use any E6B flight computer to answer this quiz, though you may see minor differences in the results due to rounding. Show my results >> E6B Flight Computer You got out of 10 right!

Flight Plan

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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Professional Pilot

JULY 7, 2025

Fortunately, most flight computers can perform these calculations, and some will use them behind the scenes to adjust performance figures. But most aircraft operating manuals include graphs that embed density altitude to estimate distances directly, as well as climb rates, weight limits, and power demands.

Density Altitude

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?

Pilot

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.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 11, 2025

The model is controlled with a flight computer and four-axis joystick and powered by eight electric motors, giving it a top speed of 55 knots and flight time of about 20 minutes. Like the Helix, Jetson One users will not need a pilots license to fly it in the U.S.the company aims to certify it as a Part 103 ultralight.

Flight Computer

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

Jet

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Equipment & Materials You’ll need items like headsets, charts, flight bags, and flight computers. Practical checkride : Typically $500–$ 800, depending on the location and examiner. Medical exam : Around $100 , required for certification. Budget between $300 and 2,000 , depending on quality.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

JULY 28, 2025

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?

Pilot

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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Thrust Flight

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

There are a few items that every pilot needs to keep in their flight bag. A paper chart or two, a chart plotter, and a flight computer are must-haves. Wait…a computer? Do pilots have to carry an entire computer just for flying? They do, but the flight computer might not look like you’d expect.

Flight Computer

Aerotime

JULY 17, 2024

The main stage also stores the flight computers and most of the avionics needed to fly the rocket. Additionally, it supports the thrust of the four RS-25 engines and the two five-segment solid rocket boosters attached to the engine and intermediate tank sections. According to NASA , the rocket’s main stage will be 212 ft (66.25

Thrust

Simple Flying

AUGUST 26, 2024

The National Agency for the Safety of Flight (Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo, ANSV) has released its preliminary report about an incident involving a LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER in Milan, Italy.

Flight Computer

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most students today prefer to use an electronic E6B flight computer when planning a flight or preparing for the FAA knowledge test. The electronic E6B is actually the evolution of a mechanical E6B flight computer, often referred to as a whiz wheel.

Flight Computer

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.

Pilot

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.

Pilot

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.,

Aeronautical Information Manual

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.

Flight Computer

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.

Calibrated Airspeed

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.

Flight Computer

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 30, 2025

Best Flight Calculator App 5. Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer Overview : A digital update of the classic flight computer, Sporty’s E6B Flight Computer delivers fast, accurate calculations without carrying a physical E6B or doing manual math in the air.

Pilot

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

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.

Density Altitude

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.

Density Altitude

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.

Descent

Air

MAY 21, 2025

The result will be the angle in degrees that you must correct into the wind. __ You should be aware that these calculations are nowadays often done with flight computers or specialised software, although understanding their basis is fundamental for a pilot.

Crosswind

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.

Weather

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.

Pilot

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.

Flight Computer

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.

Aileron

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?

Air Traffic Control

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.

Pilot

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.

Flight Computer