How to Use the Manual E6B Flight Computer

All the software to pass your knowledge tests and flight exams explained in a simple fashion to help you understand every single aviation concept like you never have before.

[gordo]

1:44: Determine Magnetic Heading & Ground speed
3:45: Calculate Travel Time
6:19: Fuel Consumption
7:23 Altitude Calculations
8:22: Distance Conversions
8:47: Liters -> Gallons Conversion

[chriscallahan]

Great video and really helped me get thru my first cross country planning. To the haters out there saying its too fast, hit the pause to keep on track. Thanks for the help.

[TejSwaroop]

i completely lost at 3:30 ... we got a correction angle of 8 degrees and has been said to subtract from True heading which is 247. which makes the corrected true course to be 239 ... but its said 237 degree ... please help on this ! ... Thanks

[SimpleTakeoffs]

This was the most effective E6-b tutorial for me, thank you!

[WilliamHostman]

I passed my FAA written (in 1998) on a manual E6B flight computer. If you use a good one, and a magnifying glass, and a 0.5 or finer mechanical pencil, it's accurate enough for 99% of what was on the test.

[eamonnmcintyre]

Hey Lucas, excellent videos, definitely considering your software for my instrument prep (I use your youtube videos for private pilot review after being out of flying for a couple years) I believe you made a mistake however at around 3:30 when you do the wind correction angle. You say to subtract 8 for the WCA but you subtract 10 degrees? 

[amoretennis]

@ Time marker 09:00 I am not sure why TAS line is placed on 120? when TAS is 110 in example. If someone can please explain I would really appreciate it.

[davejohnson]

Used this quite a bit, batteries never go dead, always works

[tfilter]

Great help, but why on triple checking does my ASA color metal E6B come up with 7 degrees and 124 knots vice your 8 deg and 126 knots? Do I need to return it and buy a different brand?

[klvoice]

so here in 2019, you can use a computer during the written test? they don't care if you can use a manual EB6 anymore?

[eduaaq]

Great vid, finally understood how to use it, its all there in plain sight!

[GianLucaNoia]

I am assuming you meant isogonic line (isotonic is a medical term).
It matters not whether you are flying close or on top of an isogonic line:
East is Least and West is Best, meaning you subtract East variations and add West ones.

[usafmd]

Is there any reason in 2018 to use a manual E6B? If you’re using ForeFlight, can all E6B functions be done with that program or should you have a stand alone computer such as the ASA CX-3? Thanks.

[DEHME]

do we add or subtract if we are flying parallel to the isotonic lines for the course variation?

[corleone]

I need a bit of clarity on one thing; how do you know which units of gallon (US or Imp) you are calculating?

[scorpianking]

Subtracting 8 from the True Course wont be 240 rather then 237? on 2:58.
Thanks

[usafmd]

Yes, I understand that I need to have some kind of E6B, and know how to use it, but can it be an electronic one or is the examiner likely to declare “dead batteries “? Or is that dependent on the examiner? Thanks.

[geojea]

I have both PP and Inst programs and like both very much. Thanks

[gianfrancorobles]

Hey Gian Luca, i just turno into a ground instructor, so i am trying to figure it out how can i explain to my students how to use the E6B-1 and then i realized that in your video you use a E6B program or sort of program, so, where did you get that? or if you made it, where can i get that, because if i get that i would be able to show through a projector how to use it .
kind regards

[ddtddt]

In Europe the tests require the e6b and do not allow for any scientific electronic device. Just a plain basic calculator