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  • Page 1 ® Electronic Flight Computer...
  • Page 2 20 standard conversions, 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS BEFORE USING YOUR E6B ............3 DISPLAY SCREEN ..............4 PROMPTS AND LABELS ............5 SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS ............7 FUNCTION MENU KEYS ............8 ARITHMETIC FUNCTIONS ............9 AVIATION FUNCTIONS ............. 9 CONVERSIONS ............... 10 CLOCK FUNCTION ..............12 ADDING AND SUBTRACTING TIME ........

  • Page 4: Before Using Your E6B

    Make sure that battery polarity is aligned correctly. An opaque plastic film has been placed over the display screen to protect your E6B during shipping. This film is easily removed by peeling up one corner and pulling gently. This manual is designed to offer an introduction to the 888888 operation of the E6B.

  • Page 5: Display Screen

    I˚C T˚C Aviation functions on the E6B are grouped into six menus of similar functions. They will all be visible until you choose one wof the menus, where only the functions in the chosen menu will be displayed.

  • Page 6: Prompts And Labels

    PROMPTS AND LABELS Weight I°C: Indicated Temperature in Celsius Wind Speed W SPD: Moment MOM: RWY: Runway Center of Gravity Crosswind X-WIND: Ground Speed H-WIND: Headwind HDG: Heading Wind Direction W DIR: Pressure Altitude P ALT: ARM: T°C: True Temperature in Celsius Calibrated Air Speed CAS: CRS:...
  • Page 7 PROMPTS AND LABELS (cont.) FUEL: Fuel LOCAL: Local Time Clock Label Temperature in Celsius Label °C: Feet FEET: NAUT: Nautical CALC: Calculator Function Conversion Function CONV: Minimum Climb MCLM: MROC: Required Rate of Climb Climb Gradient Crossing Altitude CRALT: Fix Distance FXDIS: RQ/DN: Required Descent Rate...

  • Page 8: Special Function Keys

    WIND PALT ACT TAS WT/BAL ENDUR DESCENT DIST WT/ARM OAT˚C DALT LOCAL WCA % Turns power on/off and resets E6B to main menu. H-WI ND - FUE L PA LT DI ST 888888 WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C X/H-WIND PLAN M#...

  • Page 9: Function Menu Keys

    888888 888888 888888 888888 M OM CLOUD DALT LOCAL WCA % WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C 888888 888888 888888 CR S -%MAC RQ/DN X-WIND -MAC SPRNG 888888 I° C AR M T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL TIMER FUNCTION MENU KEYS HOME TIME -%MAC...

  • Page 10: Arithmetic Functions

    These functions as well as any conversions can be performed at any time, even while performing an aviation T˚C *WSPD* function. The E6B will display up to six digits of the answer. 170.4 – *CAS* key should be used to compute any 200.

  • Page 11: Conversions

    888888 MACH# BARO CRALT 888888 H-WIND -FUEL FXDIS 888888 CLO UD AG DALT H-WIND LOCAL WCA % -FUEL FXDIS CONVERSIONS DALT LOCAL WCA % HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL TIMER P-D/ALT PLAN TAS TOP DSCN CLIMB X- W IND HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL TIMER WIND...
  • Page 12 8 88 8 8 8 888888 888888 888888 888888 888888 88 8 8 88 . 888888 8 88 8 8 8 PALT DIST OAT˚C HDG/GS HDG/GS HDG/GS MACH# -FPH BARO CRALT CLD BASE ACT M# SPC RANGE 88 8 888 %MAC ÷...

  • Page 13: Clock Function

    CLD BASE ACT M# ACT M# SPC RANGE SPC RANGE %MAC %MAC 888888 WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C The E6B has three clocks that run simultaneously. They are WSPD T° C H-WIND -FUEL FXDIS 888888 888888 888888 888888 H- W FLIGHT ENTER...

  • Page 14: Adding And Subtracting Time

    -FUEL FXDIS WIND FLIGHT ENTER WT/BAL WIND ACT TAS ENDUR DESCENT WT/ARM PALT DIST Time can be entered into the E6B in either decimal hours or as HDG/GS HDG/GS HDG/GS WSPD T˚C 888888 ZULU DEW˚C WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C CLO UD AGL...

  • Page 15: Timer Function

    888888 888888 8 88 88 8 HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL TIMER CLD BASE ACT M# SPC RANGE %MAC 8 88 88 8 888888 DALT LOCAL WCA % 888888 888888 888888 P-D/ALT PLAN TAS TOP DSCN CLIMB 888888 -%MAC -%MAC RQ/DN RQ/DN -%MAC RQ/DN...

  • Page 16: Heading And Ground Speed

    888888 888888 888888 -FPH -%MAC RQ/DN -FPH 888888 I° C - GS CLOUD IALT MROC HOME TIME M OM C AS - % M AC T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM CLOUD IALT MROC WSPD T°C 888888 PALT DIST OAT˚C HEADING AND GROUND SPEED 888888 (HDG/GS) 9982.

  • Page 17: Pressure And Density Altitude

    888888 888888 9982. 10000. 888888 T- DCN WDIR -%MAC RQ/DN HOME I° C TIME A R M - GS I˚C HOME TIME PA LT *PALT* WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C PALT 888888 WS P D T ° C ZUL U 888888 PRESSURE AND DENSITY ALTITUDE -FPH (P-D/ALT)

  • Page 18: Groundspeed

    0.36 8888 183.9 888888 888888 888888 RW Y C R S HO M E MACH# -FPH X-WIND -MAC SPRNG 888888 BARO CRALT T- D MACH# BARO CRALT I˚C CLOUD IALT MROC MACH# BARO CRALT 10775. 8888 M OM - % M 888888 WSPD T˚C...

  • Page 19: Planned True Airspeed

    888888 888888 270. T- DCN WD IR -%MAC RQ/DN 888888 I˚C I ° C AR M - GS WDIR -LEMAC MCLM -%MAC RQ/DN HOME TIME PA LT WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C DIST OAT˚C HOME TIME W S P D T ° C ZU L U PLANNED TRUE AIRSPEED (PLAN TAS)

  • Page 20: Actual True Airspeed

    888888 888888 888888 185. -FPH -%MAC RQ/DN -FPH 888888 I° C CLOUD IALT MROC HOME TIME CLOUD IALT MROC MO M C AS -% M AC T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM ZULU DEW˚C WSPD T° C 888888 ACTUAL TRUE AIRSPEED (ACT TAS) PALT DIST OAT˚C...

  • Page 21: Planned Mach Number

    888888 888888 888888 M OM C AS - % M AC CLOUD IALT MROC PALT DI ST WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C 888888 DALT LOCAL WCA % 888888 RW Y C R S H OM E X-WIND -MAC SPRNG 888888 X-WIND -MAC SPRNG MACH#...

  • Page 22: Actual Mach Number

    888888 888888 888888 888888 HOME TIME X-WIND -MAC SPRNG HOME TIME W S PD T ° C ZUL U PALT DIST OAT˚C MACH# BARO CRALT 888888 888888 -FPH 888888 T- DC N W DIR -L EM AC 888888 ACTUAL MACH NUMBER -FPH (ACT M#) I˚C...

  • Page 23: Fuel Required

    888888 888888 888888 HOME TIME I °C WSPD T˚C HOME TIME ZULU DEW˚C WS P D T ° C ZUL U 888888 WSPD 888888 888888 -FPH -%MAC RQ/DN FUEL REQUIRED -FPH 888888 (FUEL) CLOUD IALT MROC T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM MO M C AS -% M AC...

  • Page 24: Required Rate Of Climb

    888888 888888 888888 I° C HOME TIME PALT WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C HOME TIME W S PD T ° C ZUL U 888888 WS PD 888888 888888 -FPH -%MAC RQ/DN -FPH 888888 REQUIRED RATE OF CLIMB (CLIMB) I° C - GS CLOUD IALT MROC...

  • Page 25: Required Rate Of Descent

    185. 888888 -FPH 888888 888888 T- DCN WDIR -L E -%MAC RQ/DN I° C AR M I˚C IALT MROC -%MAC RQ/DN HOME TIME I° C PA LT DI S 183.9 WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C HOME TIME WS P D T ° C ZUL U REQUIRED RATE OF DESCENT -MAC...

  • Page 26: Required True Airspeed

    888888 WIND ACT TAS ENDUR DESCENT WT/ARM 888888 -%MAC RQ/DN 888888 T-D CN WDI R - L E I° C A R M -G S /H-WIND PLAN M# LEG TIME WT/MOM I˚C -%MAC RQ/DN HOME TIME I° C PALT LD BASE ACT M# SPC RANGE %MAC...

  • Page 27: Required Calibrated Airspeed

    888888 888888 888888 888888 I °C HOME TIME T˚C WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C PALT WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C HOME TIME W S P D T ° C ZUL U 888888 888888 WSPD T 888888 888888 -FPH -%MAC RQ/DN -%MAC RQ/DN 888888 -FPH REQUIRED CALIBRATED AIRSPEED...

  • Page 28: Wind Speed And Direction

    888888 888888 888888 -FPH 9982. 888888 270. -%MAC RQ/DN MACH# BARO CRALT 888888 I °C T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM WDIR CLOUD IALT MROC T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC HOME MCLM TIME MO M C AS -% M AC 888888 *PALT* PALT DIST OAT˚C WSPD T°...

  • Page 29: Crosswind, Headwind And Tailwind

    888888 888888 9982. 888888 -FPH 270. T- DC N WDIR - L E -%MAC RQ/DN I °C AR M - GS I˚C WDIR CLOUD IALT MROC HOME TIME PALT DI S *PALT* DIST WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C WS PD T °C ZU L U 888888 888888...

  • Page 30: Cloud Base

    183.9 0.36 888888 888888 888888 -FPH *GS* *MACH#* -%MAC RQ/DN MACH# BARO CRALT 888888 CLOUD IALT MROC I° C - GS M OM C AS 10 7 76. - % M AC T-DCN WDIR HOME -LEMAC MCLM TIME 888888 888888 WSPD T°...

  • Page 31: Distance Flown

    888888 888888 10 7 76. 10045.6 M OM C AS - % M AC T-DCN WDIR HOME TIME -LEMAC MCLM 888888 WSPD T° C 888888 H-WIND -FUEL FXDIS PALT DIST OAT˚C 888888 RW Y C R S H OM E *DALT* *DALT* X-WIND...

  • Page 32: Top Of Descent

    888888 888888 -FPH 888888 T-D CN WDI R - L E -%MAC RQ/DN I˚C I ° C AR M - GS CLOUD IALT MROC HOME TIME PALT WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C 10000. 888888 10000. W S P D T °C ZU L U TOP OF DESCENT (TOP DSCN)

  • Page 33: Endurance

    888888 888888 T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM M OM C AS - % M AC HOME TIME 888888 888888 WSPD T° C Z UL PALT H-WIND DIST OAT˚C -FUEL FXDIS 888888 RW Y C RS HOM E X-WIND -MAC SPRNG DALT LOCAL WCA % -FPH...

  • Page 34: Leg Time

    888888 888888 45.5 T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM M OM C AS -% M AC HOME TIME 888888 *FUEL* WSPD T° C Z UL 888888 PALT H-WIND DIST OAT˚C -FUEL FXDIS 888888 RW Y C R S HOM E X-WIND -MAC SPRNG DALT LOCAL...

  • Page 35: Specific Range

    330. 888888 888888 -FPH 888888 -%MAC RQ/DN T- DCN WDI R - L E I° C AR M I˚C CLOUD IALT MROC HOME 1 7. TIME PALT D IS WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C I˚C WS P D T ° C ZUL U 888888 SPECIFIC RANGE...

  • Page 36: Fuel Per Hour

    888888 888888 45.5 T-DCN WDIR -LEMAC MCLM MO M C AS -% M AC HOME TIME 888888 *FUEL* FXDIS 888888 WS PD T°C H-WIND -FUEL FXDIS PALT DIST OAT˚C 888888 C R S HOM E X-WIND -MAC SPRNG DALT LOCAL WCA % -FPH 888888...

  • Page 37: Weight And Arm

    888888 P-D/ALT This function is an easy method to compute the proper loading P-D/ALT 888888 of the aircraft. The E6B will retain and display cumulative totals 888888 330. for center of gravity, ( ), gross weight ( ), and moment...
  • Page 38 888888 888888 WS PD T° C ZULU CLD BASE ACT M# SPC RANGE %MAC CLD BASE ACT M# SPC RANGE %MAC WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C CLOUD AG L 888888 DALT LOCAL WCA % -FPH 888888 CLOUD HDG/GS IALT MROC DIST FLN FUEL TIMER C AS...
  • Page 39 888888 888888 888888 -FPH C LOUD AGL IA LT DALT LOCAL WCA % P-D/ALT PLAN TAS TOP DSCN CLIMB MACH# BARO CRALT 185. CLOUD IALT MROC WIND ACT TAS ENDUR DESCENT WT/ARM M OM C AS HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL TIMER 888888 X/H-WIND...

  • Page 40: Weight And Moment

    This function is similar to the function. WEIGHT AND ARM P-D/AL However, flight manuals for some aircraft describe weight and balance problems in terms of moments. Sporty’s E6B will retain HDG/GS HDG/GS HDG/GS and display cumulative totals for center of gravity, gross weight...
  • Page 41 Since the has already been keyed in, the computer will not 140. 45.5 CLOCK CONV TIMER FUEL FUEL prompt for after the first entry. The E6B will keep running HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL HDG/GS DIST FLN FUEL ÷...

  • Page 42: Percent Mac

    888888 888888 2 70. 46.3 888888 PALT D IST WSPD T˚C ZULU DEW˚C OAT˚C *DIST* WSPD PALT DIST OAT˚C 888888 888888 185. -FPH 888888 T-DCN WDIR - -%MAC RQ/DN PERCENT MAC (%MAC) I °C AR M - GS I˚C CLOUD IALT MROC M OM...

  • Page 43: Appendix Asample Problems

    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 11.34 12 kilograms to pounds 26.46 25 gallons of AvGas to pounds of fuel 87.1 pounds of fuel to gallons of AvGas 14.52 30 feet to meters 9.14...
  • Page 44 INPUT OUTPUT DIST TIME 00:15:00 PLAN TAS PALT 12000 237.7 T°C MACH# 0.37 DALT 13226 ACT TAS PALT 12000 234.5 I°C MACH# 0.37 DALT 12375 PLAN M# T°C 482.8 MACH# 0.82 ACT M# I°C 445.6 MACH# 0.82 FUEL REQ TIME 02:45:00 FUEL 38.5...
  • Page 45 APPENDIX A (cont.) INPUT OUTPUT REQ TAS W DIR W SPD 194.8 REQ CAS PALT 8000 160.7 T°C MACH# 0.28 DALT 9461.9 WIND W DIR 307.9 W SPD 27.8 X/H-WIND W DIR X-WIND -5.8 W SPD H-WIND CLD BASE OAT°C CLOUD AGL 2045.5 DEW°C DIST FLN...
  • Page 46 INPUT OUTPUT ENDUR FUEL TIME 05:00:00 LEG TIME DIST TIME 00:07:42 SPCRANGE FUEL 2500 SPRNG 1000 FUEL TIME 02:45:00 (using CG from WT/MOM problem) %MAC LEMAC 285.6 308.08 %MAC 27.8 WT/ARM empty 2467 76.7 189218 2467 RF 1 fuel 75.0 222518 2911 front seat...
  • Page 47 APPENDIX A (cont.) WT/MOM Payload computations (pounds) /1000 ITEM WEIGHT MOMENT Basic operating weight 8916 2809.0 Cabin Seat 3 37.7 Seat 4 35.5 Seat 5 50.5 Seat 6 29.3 Baggage Nose Tail cone 50.8 Zero fuel weight 9716 3017.2 + Fuel 5424 1644.1 = Ramp weight...

  • Page 48: Weight And Measure Conversions

    WEIGHT AND MEASURE CONVERSIONS 1 inch 2.54 centimeters 1 centimeter 0.3937 inches 1 statute mile 1.61 kilometers 1 kilometer 0.62 statute miles 1 statute mile 0.869 nautical miles 1 nautical mile 1.151 statute miles 1 U.S. gallon 0.833 Imperial gallons 1 Imperial gallon = 1.201 U.S.

  • Page 49: Battery Replacement

    BATTERY REPLACEMENT Your E6B computer requires three 1.5 volt AAA batteries. The life of the batteries depends on the frequency of use and the type of battery used. To replace the batteries: The battery cover is located on the top rear of the calculator.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting And Care

    TROUBLESHOOTING AND CARE Batteries should last 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. Improper input of data will cause incorrect answers. Read the operating instructions to ensure that you are entering problems correctly.

  • Page 51: Warranty Information

    SPORTY’S E6B CALCULATOR FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Our limited warranty is simple. If your E6B fails due to defective workmanship or parts during normal use in its first five years, we will replace or repair it at our option. This warranty does not apply to units subjected to misuse, battery leakage, neglect or accidents.
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  • Page 54 ® Clermont County/Sporty’s Airport 2001 Sportys Drive Batavia, Ohio 45103-9747 1-800-SPORTYS (776.7897) sportys.com...

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