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The Pilots Desk

E6B Flight Computer

The common E6B functions: the wind triangle (heading and ground speed), true airspeed, and time-speed-distance.

Wind correction
+9.2°
True heading
99°T
Ground speed
102.4 kt
How this works

Wind triangle: WCA = arcsin(wind speed × sin(wind angle) ÷ TAS); ground speed = TAS × cos(WCA) − wind component along course.

True airspeed uses the ~2% per 1,000 ft of density altitude rule — a close approximation, not a precise CAS/Mach solution.

For reference and training only. Not for navigation or flight planning — always verify against official current sources.