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E6b Flight Computer Exercises

Scenario: You are flying HDG 315° at 110 knots TAS. You look down and see your ground track (Course Made Good) is 320°. Your groundspeed (from GPS or VOR timing) is 125 knots.

  • Answer: Wind = Approximately 275° at 22 knots.
  • As you move into complex aircraft, hot days at high altitude fields become dangerous. Density altitude (DA) tells you how your plane will perform.

    Given: True course (TC) 090°, TAS 110 kts, wind 040° at 25 kts.

    Step-by-step using manual E6B:

    Results:

    Check using electronic E6B: confirms WCA 9°, GS 123 kts.


    Given: Pressure altitude 6,500 ft, OAT +12°C, CAS 105 kts. e6b flight computer exercises

    Method:

    Results:

    Note: High density altitude reduces aircraft performance (longer takeoff roll, lower climb rate). Scenario : You are flying HDG 315° at 110 knots TAS


    Advanced skill: You don't know the wind, but you know your heading and track.

    Given:

    Find: Wind direction and speed.

    Method:


    Running out of fuel is entirely a failure of planning, not a mechanical failure. These E6B flight computer exercises focus on endurance and consumption.