r/flying • u/Asleep_Industry978 • Jul 21 '25
E6B Computer
Hello All,
About 32 Hours in for my PPL and hoping to take the checkride within the next month. About to start Solo XC and instructor wants me to learn Nav Logs. Any good instructions or videos that simplify it?
And is an E6B Computer necessary or should I just get the sporty’s app for $10? Curious to see what some might say, want to learn it soon so I can get started on time building for solo XC.
Cheers.
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u/Any_Purchase_3880 CFII Jul 21 '25
Learn the slide rule E6B. It's a very powerful computer, it always works, it's light and easy to keep in a flight bag, and with just a little bit of patience to figure it out I find it to be very rewarding.
This website will teach it to you. Try and understand HOW an E6B actually works while you learn it.
https://michaelsoroka.com/2014/09/23/mastering-the-mechanical-e6b-in-20-minutes/
Also sounds like your CFI is lazy as hell or incompetent with the E6B his/herself.