In the age of glass cockpits, iPads mounted to every yoke, and GPS databases that update automatically, a strange question arises in flight training: Why do we still need the E6B flight computer?
Guesses the heading. "Looks like 20 degrees left." Ends up in the storm or lost. Panics. e6b flight computer exercises better
So, put away the iPad for 15 minutes tonight. Break out the whiz wheel. Set a timer. Solve for wind correction angle. Your examiner—and your future passengers—will thank you. In the age of glass cockpits, iPads mounted
Using an E6B manually forces you to visualize the wind triangle. Every time you solve for wind correction angle (WCA) or ground speed (GS), you are constructing a mental model of how the air mass is moving your aircraft. In the age of glass cockpits