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. Thats your true airspeed.

Groundspeed

Professional Pilot

JULY 7, 2025

But like mastering complex aircraft systems, understanding density is essential for understanding the weather and aircraft operation. Differences in ambient temperature and pressure drive weather patterns and determine actual aircraft performance relative to stated figures. This is the concept of buoyancy and instability in a nutshell.

Density Altitude

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. Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. and displays them in the app.

Weather

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 30, 2025

With the right apps, pilots can check weather, plan routes, improve radio communications, log flights, simulate flying scenarios, and even listen in on real-time ATC traffic. Best Apps for Aviation Weather 1. Best Flight Calculator App 5. Best All-In-One Pilot App 4.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

When flying through a high-pressure weather system, the same volume of air contains more molecules. The opposite is true for low-pressure weather systems. Flight Computers Flight computers such as the E6B have the functionality to calculate density altitude. Is High Air Density Good for Flying?

Density Altitude

Air

MAY 21, 2025

DC = arctan(TAS/Vc) Where TAS is the True Airspeed. 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