E6B Assistance
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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
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
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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
http://sportys.com/source/images/7205.pdf
YouTube - ‪Learning The E6-B: Calculating Ground Speed - Aviation Video‬‎
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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????
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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
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.
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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.
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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
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
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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.
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