E6b Flight Computer Exercises ✦

This article presents a set of practical exercises to build competence with the E6B flight computer (manual circular slide rule + wind side). Each exercise includes a brief objective, given data, steps using the E6B, and the expected result (answers). Use a standard manual E6B; units are indicated.

Before diving into the exercises, let’s address the elephant in the cockpit: foreflight and GPS. If your iPad overheats, dies, or tumbles out the window, your manual E6B (and the skills honed by these exercises) becomes your lifeline. Furthermore, physically manipulating the wheel builds an intuitive understanding of relationships (e.g., how a 10-knot headwind affects groundspeed) that apps obscure. These are brain training for the sky. e6b flight computer exercises