ASAs Color E6B Flight Computer - 2024 report by Whydis
ASAs Color E6B Flight Computer
The best slide-rule-style flight computer on the market, now enhanced with color for even easier readability. On the circular side, black is used for the rate arrow and units to be calculated; Red is used for weight and volume; Blue is used for dista...
Wind side has two major issues one is the type of plastic for the window doesn't take clear marks from most erasable pens and pencils; I have tried dry erase(green black red), #2 pencil, china markers(black grease pencil for glass and ceramics), and vis-a-vis wet erase
They are ok after you get a technique, tap a tiny dot then make tick marks near so you don't lose it)Second, the slide scale is too short so depending a bit on headwind, this will not work for ultralight speeds(really anything much below 65 and the scale may fall out) nor performance aircraft (much over 250
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If you are going to treat your new E6B with kid gloves and keep it in it's case except when in use it should be ok, but I like to have mine ready to use and easily accessible
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Excellent quality product and the color coding make it easier to see the calculations!
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More about ASAs Color E6B Flight Computer
The best slide-rule-style flight computer on the market, now enhanced with color for even easier readability
On the circular side, black is used for the rate arrow and units to be calculated; Red is used for weight and volume; Blue is used for distance, time and temperature scales
On the wind side, colors are used to identify wind variation: blue identifies west (or right wind correction angle) and red identifies east (or left wind correction angle)
ASA’s color E6-B is made with solid aluminum construction and features all the functionality pilots have relied on for decades
A venerable favorite, now even better! Vinyl case and instruction booklet included