Short instructional excerpt from a Kenny Keller YouTube video explaining basic use of the E6B flight computer for time, speed, and distance problems during a private pilot checkride. Keller emphasizes that the E6B simplifies fuel, time, and distance adjustments when changing course and encourages pilots not to be intimidated on the checkride.
Want to cover the E6B. The three things you're going to use mainly for the E6B. Time, speed, and distance problems. The E6B is a really cool little tool. And what I want to point out is guys will be nervous on a checkride. And the examiner says, well, pull out your E6B. And they're all nervous and they're fidgeting around, they're trying to figure out what to do. Don't Forget that.
These E6B's, they all.
Have these equations right here to help you through the main things that you're going to do in the average private pilot checkride. An examiner is probably going to have you say something like, well, let's change our course. I want to change the plan on what we're going to do today. And if you're going to do this, how's that going to change your fuel? How's that going to change your time? This is a cool little tool. Don't let it intimidate you.
Especially when you think about right.
Here, 120 miles distance. First we want to go over.
Here, speed. So let's right up.
There to 70. 70 for the.
Speed, distance.
Time on the interscale.
Our speed right there, seven.
One hour. And what you always have to do is think, does this make sense? If you're going to fly 60, it would take two hours for 120 miles. So if you're going to fly 70, about 142, 143 would make sense. No, it wouldn't.
