E6B vs. Jepp CR-3 "hand propped" Flight Compters.

Does anyone actually use an E6B anymore? If so, what for?

I use it all the time for flight planning, just like I always did.
The analog face is much easier to use than digital, and once set, I
can read off many answers with no further input. It doesn't need
batteries, it won't break if I drop it, and I have more of a sense
that it is me that is doing the planning, and not some computer.

Jose
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:04:50 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Does anyone actually use an E6B anymore? If so, what for?

I use it all the time for flight planning, just like I always did.
The analog face is much easier to use than digital, and once set, I
can read off many answers with no further input. It doesn't need
batteries, it won't break if I drop it, and I have more of a sense
that it is me that is doing the planning, and not some computer.

Jose

What part of the flight planning do you use it for? Are you in
training or have you already gotten your PPL?

Thanks, Corky Scott

I use [the E6B] all the time for flight planning, just like I always did.

What part of the flight planning do you use it for? Are you in
training or have you already gotten your PPL?

I have my PPL (SEL), instrument rating, and 800 hours. I like to fly
low, so more detailled flight planning is necessary than if I just
pointed my nose into the sky and survey the world from 6500 feet. I
use VFR checkpoints every 10-30 minutes, depending on landmarks, and
use it for calculating time for each leg, wind correction angle,
estimated ground speed (which impacts fuel stops; I also use airnav
and the telephone for gas prices and availability - fifteen miles can
mean a hundred dollars difference in fuel costs), and just about
everything except weight and balance (for which I use CoPilot on my Palm)

Once in the air, I'll keep track of my times to next checkpoint in the
flight log, but I use mental estimates (and the GPS if I feel lazy) to
do any calculations I need. But most of the time I'm looking out the
window.

IFR I do the same thing, except that most of the time I'm copying down
amended clearances, negating most of the preflight planning.

Jose
--
Freedom. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.