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Summary of Contents for E6B

Page 1: ...sions and includes timer and clock functions We hope that you enjoy your E6B Flight Computer Its use has been made easy through direct path menu selection and calculation prompting As you will soon learn Sporty s E6B is one of the most useful and versatile of all aviation computers Copyright 2008 by Sportsman s Market Inc Version 08A 1 ...

Page 2: ...T R U E A I R S P E E D 2 0 W I N D S P E E D AN D D I R E C T IO N 2 1 G R O U N D S P E ED 2 2 F U E L P E R H O UR 2 3 P L A N N E D M A CH N U M B E R 2 4 R E Q U I R E D T RU E A I R S P E E D 2 5 R E Q U I R E D C A LI B R A T E D A I RSP E E D 2 6 D I S T A N C E F LOW N 2 7 E N D U R A N C E 2 8 A C T U A L M A C H N U M B E R 2 9 W E I G H T A N D AR M 3 0 W E I G H T A N D MO M E N T 3 3...

Page 3: ...fer an introduction to the operation of the E6B For each calculation a sample problem has been given In order to save power the display screen automatically turns off approximately 4 minutes after the last keystroke However the internal clock and timer will continue to run If the timer is counting down it will not shut off for approximately thirty minutes This multi function computer is authorized...

Page 4: ...O M M A C P D A L T P L A N T A S H D G G S L E G T I M E F U E L R E Q X H W I N D A C T T A S W I N D G S F P H P L A N M R E Q T A S R E Q C A S D I S T F L N E N D U R A C T M R E Q C L I M B 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 The figure above shows all possible displays prompts and labels on the E6B The numeric display is surrounded by labels for specific problems Below this are ...

Page 5: ...und Speed H WIND Headwind HDG Heading W DIR Wind Direction P ALT Pressure Altitude ARM Arm T C True Temperature in Celsius CAS Calibrated Air Speed CRS Course TAS True Air Speed RF Reduction Factor MACH Mach number GW Gross Weight D ALT Density Altitude LEMAC Leading Edge Mean Aerodynamic Chord DIST Distance ZULU Coordinated Universal Time Clock Label ...

Page 6: ...Altimeter Setting in Inches Barometer FUEL Fuel LOCAL Local Time Clock Label C Temperature in Celsius Label FEET Feet NAUT Nautical CALC Calculator Function CONV Conversion Function MCLM Minimum Climb MROC Required Rate of Climb Climb Gradient CRALT Crossing Altitude FXDIS Fix Distance RQ DN Required Descent Rate SPRNG Specific Range RATE Descent Rate T DCN Top of Descent ...

Page 7: ...e functions CLK Controls display and setting of clocks C Clears current input line Controls function menu cursor The function on which cursor is located will blink Arrows return computer to main menu when in an aviation function mode Changes negative to a positive and positive to a negative A negative number will be denoted by a minus sign near the upper right hand corner of the number For example...

Page 8: ...ion function The E6B will display up to six digits of the answer The key should be used to compute any arithmetic function AVIATION FUNCTIONS The aviation function menu is displayed on the bottom of the screen Your E6B will automatically save computed values from one aviation function to another To override this option key in new value when prompted The E6B will save true airspeed groundspeed time...

Page 9: ... kilometers to statute miles or statute miles to kilometers To convert from kilometers to statute miles first convert kilometers to nautical miles then nautical miles to statute miles To convert statute miles to kilometers first convert from statute miles to nautical miles then nautical miles to kilometers NOTE Conversions may be made at any time and during any other function For example if a calc...

Page 10: ...enheit to Celsius Celsius to Fahrenheit 4 nautical miles to kilometers 5 kilometers to nautical miles 6 decimal hours to hours minutes seconds X hours minutes seconds to decimal hours 7 nautical miles to statute miles 8 statute miles to nautical miles 9 U S gallons to liters liters to U S gallons 10 ...

Page 11: ...display clocks repeat to cancel Press CLK then press 0 11 To set 11 25 00 on ZULU clock Press CLK then press 1 Key in 11 then press Key in 25 then press CLK to start clock To set hours for HOME and LOCAL clocks Press CLK then press 2 for HOME or 3 for LOCAL To synchronize minutes and seconds on clocks press CLK 1 CLK ...

Page 12: ...r example to enter 3 hours 14 minutes and 25 seconds Key in 3 then press and key in 14 Press and key in 25 The display will read 03 14 25 To key in 5 hours even Key in 5 and press The display will read 05 00 00 To key in 15 seconds Key in 0 then press twice and key in 15 The display will read 00 00 15 Time can be added in either mode times from different modes can also be added without converting ...

Page 13: ...Upon reaching zero in count down mode the timer will count time since zero was reached To denote this a negative sign will appear to the right of the timer The count down timer can be used as a reminder of when to switch fuel tanks to fly a non precision approach LEG TIME function or measuring ground speed from one checkpoint to another checkpoint GS Any function requiring time to be entered the t...

Page 14: ...xample indicated altitude is 10 000 feet the barometer is 29 94 inches and the temperature is 5 C Select P D ALT from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for IALT Key in 10000 and press ENTER 14 The display will prompt for BARO Key in 29 94 and press ENTER The display will prompt for T C Key in 5 and press ENTER The display will read FLASHING P ALT 9980 5 10000 29 94 11093 I ALT T C ...

Page 15: ...e is 2 C and CAS is 200 knots Select ENTER and the display will prompt for PALT Key in 10000 PLA TAS calc te t e air airspeed in kno alibrated airs de is 10 000 f peed in eet te PLAN TAS from main menu Press and press ENTER The display will prompt for T C Key in 2 and press ENTER The display will prompt for CAS Key in 200 and press ENTER y will read The displa P ALT T C CAS FLASHING TAS FLASHING M...

Page 16: ... airspeed is 185 Select HDG GS from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for WDIR Key in 270 and press ENTER y will prompt for WSPD Key in 20 a HEADING The displa nd press ENTER The display will prompt for CRS Key in 180 and press ENTER The display will prompt for TAS Key in 185 and press ENTER The display will read 270 20 180 185 W DIR W SPD CRS TAS 183 9 FLASHING GS 186 2 FLASHING H...

Page 17: ...eed is 185 Select LEG TIME from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for DIST Key in 25 and press ENTER play will prompt for GS Key in 185 and press The dis ENTER The display will read P ALT R F 25 185 00 08 06 G S TIME FLASHING DIST ulated the count down timer can be activated starting at the calculated time by pressing CONV TIMER After LEG TIME is calc ...

Page 18: ...e is 3 hours 15 minutes and fuel per hour consumption is 14 gallons Select FUEL REQ from main menu and the display will prompt for TIME FPH fuel per hour y in 14 and pres y will read ress ENTER P Key in time of 3 hours 15 minutes and press ENTER T e display will prompt h for s ENTER Ke The displa 03 15 00 14 FPH TIME FUEL FLASHING 45 5 utes fuel serves NOTE The Fuel Required function comp ke requi...

Page 19: ... is asked for and therefore 30 should be entered not 300 Select X H WIND from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for WDIR press ENTER Key in 30 and press E Key in 270 and 19 The display will prompt for WSPD Key in 20 and press ENTER The display will prompt for RWY NTER The display will read 270 20 30 RWY W SPD W DIR 17 3 10 FLASHING X WIND ositive numbers while left ve numbers A pos...

Page 20: ...irspeed In this example pressure altitude is 10 000 feet temperature is 3 C and airspeed is 200 Select ACT TAS from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for PALT he display will prompt for CAS value for H WIND denotes a value denotes a headwind ACTUA Key in 10000 and press ENTER The display will prompt for I C Key in 3 and press ENTER T Key in 200 and press ENTER The display will read...

Page 21: ...0000 3 200 0 3 100 I P ALT C FLASHING MACH CAS FLASHING T WIND SPEED A RECTION WIND course g In th example and the heading is 350 Select Press ENTER and the display will prompt for CRS Key in 355 and press ENTER The display will prompt for TAS K n 200 and pre The display will prompt for GS Key in s ENTER The display will prompt for HDG 350 and press ENTER Key in The display will read 232 6 44 8 FL...

Page 22: ...utes GS from main menu Press ENTER an ompt for DIST press ENTER GRO PEED s gr speed giv time In Select d the pr display will Key in 18 and press ENTER The display will prompt for TIME Key in time of 7 minutes and The display will read 324 2 34 355 CRS FLASHING W DIR FLASHING W SPD TAS 200 170 GS 350 HDG ...

Page 23: ...computer prompts for TIME to use the timer s current value FUEL PER HOUR FPH This function computes fuel per hour given time and total fuel consumed In this example time is 3 hours 15 minutes and fuel consumed is 45 5 gallons Select FPH from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for FUEL Key in 45 5 and press ENTER The display will prompt for TIME 23 ...

Page 24: ...ME FUEL PLANNED MACH NUMBER PLAN M This function will compute the true airspeed given the true temperature in Celsius and the Mach number In this example temperature is 20 C and the Mach is 0 85 Select PLAN M from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for T C Key in 20 and press Press ENTER 24 ...

Page 25: ...on used to maintain a certain ground speed and course in order to arrive at a desired point at a specific time It will compute true airspeed and heading given wind direction and speed course and ground speed In this example the wind is from 270 at 15 course is 355 and ground speed is 225 Select REQ TAS from the main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for WDIR Key in 270 and press ENTER ...

Page 26: ...ING TAS W DIR FLASHING HDG CRS REQUIRED CALIBRATED AIRSPEED REQ CAS This function calculates the calibrated airspeed corresponding Mach number and density altitude given the pressure altitude true temperature in Celsius and true airspeed In this example pressure altitude is 10 000 feet temperature is 2 C and the true airspeed is 200 Select REQ CAS from main menu Press ENTER and the display will pr...

Page 27: ...y will read 10000 P ALT 2 T C FLASHING CAS 170 4 200 0 31 FLASHING MACH 10774 9 FLASHING D ALT DISTANCE FLOWN DIST FLN This function calculates for distance given time and ground speed In this example the ground speed is 185 and time is 15 minutes Select DIST FLN from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for GS Key in 185 and press ENTER TAS ...

Page 28: ...0 25 hours e ENDURANCE his function calculates given the total fuel on ill prompt for FUEL he display will pro Adding and Subtracting Time ENDUR T endurance board and the fuel per hour consumption In this example fuel on board is 74 and fuel per hour is 14 elect ENDUR from main menu S Press ENTER and the display w Key in 74 and press ENTER mpt for FPH T ...

Page 29: ...14 FP 74 FU ACT M This fu tempera true airspe ture and Mach number It differs from the PLAN M function only in that indicated temperature is used instead of true temperature In this example the indicated temperature is 17 C and the Mach number is 0 85 Select ACT M from main menu Press ENTER and the display wil Key in 17 and press TIME FLASHING ...

Page 30: ...he display will read 17 494 9 I C FLASHING TAS 0 85 MACH ea o co sy method t loading o cumulative totals for center of gravity CG gross weight GW and moment MOM This will allow you to continue keying in weight and arm values for the plane passengers and baggage to obtain running totals In the WT ARM mode the E6B continuously prompts for new WT and ARM values Arm is the distance in inches from the ...

Page 31: ... taken The moment is the product of arm times weight divided by the reduction factor The reduction factor is a constant of 1 for WT ARM calculations The computer will always assume RF 1 In this example aircraft empty weight is 2467 arm is 76 and the redu Select WT ARM from main m Pr Key in 2467 and press ENTER The computer will prompt for ARM Key in 76 7 and press ENTER The computer will prompt fo...

Page 32: ...Rear passengers 340 115 Baggage 18 164 With above display showing press ENTER 32 Key in 72 5 X 6 WT will display 435 Press ENTER Key in ARM of 75 Press ENTER New totals will appear for MOM CG and GW The passengers can be added onto the total in the same manner the fuel was added above RF will remain the same throughout the problem therefore you will only be prompted once for the RF The final calcu...

Page 33: ... F 1 3600 FLASHING GW Weight can also be moved or subtracted Suppose one of the rear seat passengers can t make the trip Press ENTER Key in WT of 170 and press Press ENTER Key in ARM of 115 Press ENTER The screen will display 33 WEIGHT AND MOMENT P ALT R F 170 WT ARM 115 FLASHING MOM 269845 78 67 FLASHING C G R F 1 FLASHING GW 3430 ...

Page 34: ...actor Reduction Factor is 100 As an example use the following table for entry ITEM WEIGHT MOM 100 Empty weight 3472 1220 Seat 1 170 63 Seat 2 160 59 Seat 3 100 68 Seat 4 120 82 Baggage nose compartment 100 31 Baggage rear compartment 60 74 Fuel main tanks 600 210 Fuel auxiliary tanks 378 178 Select WT MOM from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for WT Key in 3472 and press ENTER 34 ...

Page 35: ...eyed in the computer will not prompt for RF after the first entry The E6B will keep running totals for moment center of gravity and gross weight When finished the display will read P ALT R F 3472 WT FLASHING MOM 1220 FLASHING C G 35 14 R F 100 FLASHING GW 3472 P ALT R F 378 WT FLASHING MOM 1923 FLASHING C G 37 27 R F 100 FLASHING GW 5160 ...

Page 36: ...iling edge of the wing Leading edge mean aerodynamic chord the center of gravity and the mean aerodynamic chord In this example leading edge mean aerodynamic chord LEMAC is 22 29 the CG is 37 27 and the mean aerodynamic chord MAC is 61 4 Select MAC from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for LEMAC Key in 22 29 and press ENTER 36 The display will prompt for CG Key in 37 27 and press ...

Page 37: ...te of climb common in departure procedures in feet per minute and provides the climb gradient given groundspeed and minimum climb in feet per mile In this example the groundspeed is 80 and the minimum climb is 330 feet per mile Select REQCLIMB from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for MCLM Key in 330 and press ENTER 37 The display will prompt for GS Key in 80 and press ENTER The d...

Page 38: ...raft is cruising at 14 000 feet with a groundspeed of 180 ATC assigns a crossing altitude of 8 000 feet for a fix located 25 miles away Select REQ DSCN from the main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for GS Key in 180 and press ENTER Display will prompt for IALT Key in 14000 and press ENTER Display will prompt for CRALT Key in 8000 and press ENTER Display will prompt for FXDIS 440 80 33...

Page 39: ...ation at a desired altitude given aircraft groundspeed indicated altitude desired altitude and rate of descent In this example our indicated altitude is 11 500 feet We desire to be at a pattern altitude of 1 500 feet descending at 600 feet per minute with a groundspeed of 140 Select TOP DSCN from the main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for GS Key in 140 and press ENTER Display will p...

Page 40: ...Range is calculated in miles given the total fuel groundspeed and fuel burn In this example we will compute aircraft range at 12 000 feet with 140 gallons of fuel Our fuel burn will be 24 gallons per hour with a groundspeed of 150 Select SPCRANGE from main menu Press ENTER and the display will prompt for FUEL Key in 140 and press ENTER The display will prompt for GS Key in 150 and press ENTER The ...

Page 41: ...ns per hour a specific range of 855 6 is calculated An additional 20 miles of range is available at 12 000 feet APPENDIX A SAMPLE PROBLEMS TIME 4 45 00 2 15 30 07 00 30 6 7 5 20 00 01 22 00 CONVERSIONS 25 pounds to kilograms 11 3398 12 kilograms to pounds 26 4554 30 feet to meters 9 144 100 meters to feet 328 083 32 Fahrenheit to Celsius 0 100 Celsius to Fahrenheit 212 100 nautical miles to kilome...

Page 42: ...RM MOM GW 444 75 0 222518 2911 eat 264418 3351 G 78 91 APPENDIX A cont T MOM mputations empty 2467 76 7 189218 2467 RF 1 fuel front s 340 75 0 248018 3251 2nd row 0 115 3rd row 0 148 baggage 100 164 C SAMPLE PROBLEMS W Payload co ITEM WEIGHT MOMENT pounds 1000 Basic operating weight 8916 2809 0 Cabin 170 37 7 Seat 3 Seat 4 160 35 5 Seat 5 190 50 5 Seat 6 110 29 3 Baggage 60 4 4 Nose Tail cone 110 ...

Page 43: ... LT 10000 PALT 9920 TAS LT 12000 TAS 237 7 GS Zero fu Fuel 5424 1644 1 Ramp 5 140 4661 3 Taxi fuel 200 61 8 Takeoff gro 940 599 5 En Route fuel 2000 612 9 Landing weight 12940 3986 6 CG 30 IN MAC LEM CG 308 08 MAC 81 0 APPENDIX A SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN P D IA BARO 30 00 DALT 11020 T C 5 PLAN PA T C 2 MACH 0 37 CAS 195 DALT 13226 HDG ...

Page 44: ...IND 10 1 ont PUT OUTPUT S LT 12000 TAS 234 5 ND 355 W DIR 307 9 W D W SPD 20 CRS 55 HDG 349 1 TAS 195 L DIS GS 195 FUEL T FPH 14 X H W W DIR W SPD 20 H WIND 7 3 RWY 30 APPENDIX A c SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN ACT TA PA I C 2 MACH 0 37 CAS 195 DALT 12374 1 WI CRS TAS 195 GS 175 W SPD 27 8 HDG 349 ...

Page 45: ...8 APPENDIX A cont PUT OUTPUT S 270 TAS 194 76 3 S 0 CAS 160 7 GS DIST TIME 00 15 00 FPH FUEL TIME 00 PLAN T MACH 0 82 SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN REQ TA W DIR W SPD 20 CRS 55 HDG 349 1 GS 192 REQ CA LT 800 PA T C 12 MACH 0 28 TAS 185 DALT 9461 3 DIST FLN ...

Page 46: ...OUTPUT DSCN 220 Q DN 1320 DSCN 230 53 7 GE 220 GS TIME 02 10 00 ENDUR UEL 7 F FPH 14 ACT M 52 I C MACH 0 82 REQCL 400 MCLM GS 80 6 6 APPENDIX A cont SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN REQ GS IALT 20000 R CRALT 11000 FIXDIS 25 TOP GS IALT 22000 T DSCN DALT 1000 RATE 1500 SPCRAN ...

Page 47: ...llon 0 833 Imperial gallons n 0 rial gallon 250 FUEL GS 280 MACH 0 28 FPH 700 CONVERSIONS 1 in 1 centim 0 3937 inches 1 statute mile 1 61 kilometers 1 kilometer 62 statute miles 1 U S 1 Imperial gallo 1 201 U S gallons 1 liter 22 Imperial gallons 1 Impe 4 55 liters ...

Page 48: ... 035 ounces 1 in 1 millibar 95 of Mercury Your E puter requires three 1 5 volt AA Heavy duty or extra heavy duty batteries are recommended The life of the batteries depends on the frequency of use and the type of battery used ce the batteries To repla he battery cover is loca 1 T calculator Slide the cover off in the direction of the ar ...

Page 49: ...t from six to nine months depending on use If your E6B fails to respond or the display becomes dim replace the batteries Installation of new batteries should be checked to ensure proper placement 2 If clocks reset while stored and the computer continues to function properly or if the batteries discharge prematurely the batteries may be loose To correct remove batteries and gently bend the spring l...

Page 50: ... wide range of temperatures However exposure to direct sunlight or excessive temperatures for prolonged periods may cause the display to go blank If this occurs move the calculator to a cooler place and the display will return 6 Solvents should not be used to clean your E6B To clean the display use a clean eyeglass lens tissue 7 To conserve battery life deactivate timer when computer is not in use...

Page 51: ...pply to units subjected to misuse battery leakage neglect or accidents This warranty does not apply to units damaged by excess moisture or to units repaired or altered outside the factory To have your unit serviced under this warranty return it postage paid with proof of purchase to Sporty s Pilot Shop Clermont County Sporty s Airport Batavia Ohio 45103 NOTE Sporty s E6B is an instruction and info...

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