E6B Calculator - Garmin GPSMAP 696 Owner's Manual

Appendix F

E6B CALCULATOR

The E6B Calculator in the Main Menu calculates Density Altitude, True Airspeed, and
Winds Aloft (Head Wind, Tail Wind, Wind From, and Wind Speed), based on information
you enter.
Accessing the E6B calculator:
1) Press the MENU Key twice to open the Main Menu.
2) Turn or move the FMS Joystick to highlight 'E6B Calculator', and press the
ENT Key. The E6B Calculator Page is displayed.
Barometric
Pressure
from the
Nearest
METAR
Calculated
Figures
Calculated
or User-
entered
Figure
• I
ndicated Altitude—required entry for density altitude/true airspeed calcula-
tion. Enter the aircraft's altimeter reading. A suggested indicated altitude will be
displayed based on the GPS altitude.
• Baro Pressure—when the unit is receiving SiriusXM weather information, the field
automatically updates to the barometric pressure of the nearest METAR. If SiriusXM
weather information is not available you need to enter the current barometric pressure.
• Calibrated Airspeed— required entry for density altitude/true airspeed calculation.
Enter the aircraft's airspeed indicator value.
• Total Air Temp— required entry for density altitude/true airspeed calculation. Total
Air Temperature (TAT) is the temperature of the air including the heating effect caused
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