E-6B usage

Surely you're not telling me the FAA no longer requires students to know how to perform these functions manually, nor requires them to demonstrate that knowledge? --John -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 09:52 To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: E-6B usage The FAA has no such requirment at all! I'm a private pilot and I own my own plane. During primary flight training I was introduced to the E6B and found it quite fustrating to use. So I threw some money at the problem and bought an electronic E6B from Sporty's Pilot Shop. This was APPROVED for use during the FAA written test, no questions asked. During my checkride no questions were asked that needed any of the calculations these things perform. And this was some 6 or 7 years back now. I can't guess when any 'requirment' was removed, but the Sporty's electronic E6B was pretty new at the time. Now of course all the E6B functions are built into most Loran and GPS units, and I've not seen a student pilot laboring over a mechanical E6B in a long long time. I'm not even sure if they still train pilots with them at all at the local flight school (FIT). J.C. Wren wrote: As far as I know, the FAA still requires students to know how to use anE-6B, and they're still very readily available. I don't remember the exactrules anymore since it's been sometime since I've flown, but you are notpermitted to rely on a device that requires external power or batteries,without a manual fallback system, since either or both may fail in flight. There are a number of E-6B type computers out there, both mechanial wheels,and electronic. Sportys sold a calculator like E-6B (I have one still), andit's batteries like crazy. Some E-6B ares much classier than others. Mineis a mid-range solid aluminum wheel. There are plastic ones, hybrids, etc.Some are quite attractive, and I believe collected by some people. --John-----Original Message-----From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]OnBehalf Of Jeffrey SharpSent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:21To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.orgSubject: Re: VERY good weekendOn Wednesday, June 12, 2002, Don Maslin wrote: A Telex EB6 Dead Reckoning Computer.Well, 1975 would make it a fairly late model since they were commonly usedduring - and probably before - WWII.I think they are still in use. I was in flight school about 5-6 years ago(didn't finish), and my instructor had me using an E-6B every now and then.I bought mine brand new School in Norman, OK) is also oneplace where Zacarias Moussaoui trained. He even seems to have opened a bankaccount and joined a gym here in Norman. Freaky.--Jeffrey SharpThe email address lists(a)subatomix.com is for mailing list traffic. Pleasesend off-list mail to roach jay ess ess at wasp subatomix beetle dot com.You may need to remove some bugs first.