Best Electronic E6B?

Which offers the most bang for the buck?

None of the above.

Neither Mary nor I have ever used an E6B since we got our tickets. Not
once, in over 1500 hours and ten years of flying.

Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of ANR headphones. At
least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I agree. I think I have used my Jepp in the plane maybe once. Do a thorough
job of planning on the ground and you really shouldn't need one. Save up for
a GPS or spare headset.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Which offers the most bang for the buck?

None of the above.

Neither Mary nor I have ever used an E6B since we got our tickets. Not
once, in over 1500 hours and ten years of flying.

Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of ANR headphones. At
least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of ANR headphones. At
least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.

The GPS will have an E-6B program embedded.
I use mine during flight to calculate density altitude for power
settings.
Time and distance are automatically performed in the NAV mode of the GPS.
Fuel calculation are simple given the flow and information from the NAV
display.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Which offers the most bang for the buck?


None of the above.

Neither Mary nor I have ever used an E6B since we got our tickets. Not
once, in over 1500 hours and ten years of flying.

Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of ANR headphones. At
least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.

Likewise, but I had to learn again to take my commercial written last
December and it appears I'll have to relearn again to pass the practical
exam. I'm hoping to find some freeware for my PalmPilot for the test as
I'll not need it again after that. I just can't imagine a single pilot
trying to draw on the wiz wheel while flying in turbulence...


Matt

I'm hoping to find some freeware for my PalmPilot for the test as I'll not need it again after that.

CoPilot, by Laurie Davis.

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Jose wrote:

I'm hoping to find some freeware for my PalmPilot for the test as I'll
not need it again after that.


CoPilot, by Laurie Davis.

I have that, but it seems to lack a few of the essential E6B functions.
I like the W&B capability however.

Matt

My understanding is that you can't use a Palm for your FAA tests due to it's
"storage" capabilities.

Which is why I am looking at the electronic E6B's.

I have the Sporty's E6B on my Palm.





"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

Which offers the most bang for the buck?


None of the above.

Neither Mary nor I have ever used an E6B since we got our tickets. Not
once, in over 1500 hours and ten years of flying.

Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of ANR headphones. At
least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.

Likewise, but I had to learn again to take my commercial written last
December and it appears I'll have to relearn again to pass the practical
exam. I'm hoping to find some freeware for my PalmPilot for the test as
I'll not need it again after that. I just can't imagine a single pilot
trying to draw on the wiz wheel while flying in turbulence...


Matt

For in-flight use, the wiz-wheel is handy to see proportion,
set the air speed and then distance/time are all visible by
inspection, no need to press any buttons.
Electronic calculators and PDAs don't impress the unwashed,
they have iPods. But a wiz-wheel will get their attention.
Besides, even Spock used a full-size E6b on an episode of
StarTrek to navigate deep space.



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"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message
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| My understanding is that you can't use a Palm for your FAA
tests due to it's
| "storage" capabilities.
|
| Which is why I am looking at the electronic E6B's.
|
| I have the Sporty's E6B on my Palm.
|
|
|
|
|
| "Matt Whiting" wrote in message
| ...
| Jay Honeck wrote:
|
| Which offers the most bang for the buck?
|
|
| None of the above.
|
| Neither Mary nor I have ever used an E6B since we got
our tickets. Not
| once, in over 1500 hours and ten years of flying.
|
| Put your money toward a nice GPS, or a good pair of
ANR headphones. At
| least *those* won't end up in a box in a closet.
|
| Likewise, but I had to learn again to take my commercial
written last
| December and it appears I'll have to relearn again to
pass the practical
| exam. I'm hoping to find some freeware for my PalmPilot
for the test as
| I'll not need it again after that. I just can't imagine
a single pilot
| trying to draw on the wiz wheel while flying in
turbulence...
|
|
| Matt
|
|

Jim Macklin wrote:

For in-flight use, the wiz-wheel is handy to see proportion,
set the air speed and then distance/time are all visible by
inspection, no need to press any buttons.
Electronic calculators and PDAs don't impress the unwashed,
they have iPods. But a wiz-wheel will get their attention.
Besides, even Spock used a full-size E6b on an episode of
StarTrek to navigate deep space.

Yes, the try to do a wind triangle problem in flight with a wiz wheel.
Calculators are much easier for this. Sure, simply time-rate-distance
and fuel consumption and similar stuff is fairly easy. It is the vector
problems that are a pain.


Matt

Lakeview Bill wrote:

My understanding is that you can't use a Palm for your FAA tests due to it's
"storage" capabilities.

Which is why I am looking at the electronic E6B's.

I have the Sporty's E6B on my Palm.

I was talking flight test, not written. I've already done the written
and just relearned the old wiz wheel for that. It is easy to use
sitting at a desk. In flight is something else entirely different!

Matt