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Old 08-07-2010, 02:57 AM
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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
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Old 08-07-2010, 03:27 AM
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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
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Old 08-07-2010, 04:12 AM
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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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Old 08-07-2010, 06:39 AM
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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.
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Old 08-07-2010, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by EAndres1486 View Post
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
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.
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Old 08-07-2010, 06:22 PM
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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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Old 08-08-2010, 05:46 AM
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having trouble with the wind side or with the slide-rule side?
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Old 08-08-2010, 07:49 AM
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YouTube - ‪e6b‬‎

tons there, especially nr2 from the top which has 26 vids
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Old 08-08-2010, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SunDog View Post
having trouble with the wind side or with the slide-rule side?
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
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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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