E6B Assistance
 

Im still early on in my flight training as i have mentioned a couple times already. I have found myself with a decent amount of time on the ground recently without ability to fly. I have taken advantage however and am trying to "get ahead" with my ground school. The problem im running into is the E6B. I have both the mechanical and electronic.

HOW DO I USE THEM. I can follow along on the examples but some how confuse myself when it comes to the do it your self problems. Any tips or training aids out there. I have done a google search and could not find anything allowed on a GOV network that was helpful. I also did a brief search on here to see if the topic has come up before. I would like to get over this ground hurdle as my flying is about to become freq in the coming month or so. Any and All advice is greatly appreciated

There isn't a CFI or a manual around? Sporty's sells a software simulator for about 8 bucks.

http://sportys.com/source/images/7205.pdf

YouTube - ‪Learning The E6-B: Calculating Ground Speed - Aviation Video‬‎

Where i am for work there is NO CFI around. I do have the manuals and when reading them i can follow along just fine, its when im left out on my own i get confused. Maybe im just over thinking????

Which textbook (s) are you using? I used Jeppesen, and Machado for my PPL training for the most part, and both of these texts had some lengthy and informative chapters on how to use an E6B.

I came up with this site on a quick search. It could be useful as a check.

Search E6B on Youtube. There are plenty of videos.

I would also suggest you buy an old set of King Pvt. VHS videos on eBay (example). They go over the E6B nicely. You can pick up the entire set for about $20. I have lots of old King, Sporty's, Jep, etc. tapes that I picked up on eBay. You just need to realize that anything related to the regs will need to be checked but the rest of the stuff is great.

It really is just like anything else in Aviation. It just takes practice and a little time to not only get something down, but to become proficient. Don't worry about not understanding it right away, it will come with time.

having trouble with the wind side or with the slide-rule side?

YouTube - ‪e6b‬‎

tons there, especially nr2 from the top which has 26 vids

Yes.


Mostly the slide rule. the wind side is pretty self explanitory. Its all the conversions and stuff that really get me and trying to find the missing part of a data set based on all teh other numbers. I definetly agree i need A LOT more practice

Rule 1 with any math is: Does this answer make sense? A lot of the things you do in aviation have mental math at the core. Avgas is 6 lbs/gal, distance is the product of rate and time, etc. So using these cues can tell you about what numbers to expect. If you get an answer that seems too big or too small, or just really off the answer you expected, go back and double-check that you did the problem correctly.

I know this is a wild idea, especially for the typical macho male pilot (stereotyping sarcastically...), but why not just read the E6B Instruction Manual. It will take a couple hours, but the stuff is pretty self explanatory.

You might also read the planning a cross country section of any well known private pilot flight book.

You can also visit my website: Flight Training Online Resources & Tools - Evolutionary Flight Training
Login using Username: Demos0001 and Password: Demopass or register for free. Once in follow the link for Private Pilot Course. Tabs will appear at the top, click the tab for Practical Course and then find lesson 42 on cross country.

In the lessons review you'll notice reference to stage 5 lessons. The lessons referred to are lesson 31-39. Particularly 31-36 as they introduce each particular phase of planning a cross country flight. You still have to read the manual to use the E6B, but this will walk you through when to use it, just like those books will.

Good luck.