Can you use electronic flight computer on FAA exam

hook_dupin said:
Does anyone teach "Pilot Math?"

I teach how to quickly estimate time using 90 & 120 kts as references and how to easily calculate fuel burn.
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I do. One of my favorites is a neat trick for calculating density altitude-a big concern here in NM and a quick and dirty calculation can really come in handy at some of the more remote fields that don't have any weather reporting. I also know of a good one for converting IAS to approximate TAS using nothing but your head (or a cell phone calculator) as well as a good top of decent calculation for determining how many miles out you should start down towards a specific target altitude.
 
I think it would be awesome and beneficial if some of you "wiser" pilots threw out your Pilot Math skills and tricks out on this thread and share it with us newbies and even experienced flyers.

Or I should ask it this way...can you please share your knowledge. Thanks!
 
osen325 said:
I think it would be awesome and beneficial if some of you "wiser" pilots threw out your Pilot Math skills and tricks out on this thread and share it with us newbies and even experienced flyers.

Or I should ask it this way...can you please share your knowledge. Thanks!
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I'm far from wise, but what specific calculations would you like to know? I may be able to offer a few.
 
osen325 said:
I think it would be awesome and beneficial if some of you "wiser" pilots threw out your Pilot Math skills and tricks out on this thread and share it with us newbies and even experienced flyers.

Or I should ask it this way...can you please share your knowledge. Thanks!
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Give me a couple of days to make up a proper lesson and drop it into another thread. I'll larn' ya, I just need to do a few things first (like study for the ATP written...)
 
He said he could pull out the PSI rules and show me where I can't use a Sportys electronic E6B. He was kind of a tool and the airport is 5 minutes from my house. If you give me something to work with, I'd love to go put him in his place
A150K said:
That proctor doesn't know the rules.
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skypilot6 said:
NASA sent men to the moon using a slide rule and a pencil.

You can learn to use a mechanical E6B it takes a matter of minutes to master....
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When the only time I use an E6B(mechanical or electronic) is my private pilot practical and written tests...I see no reason for me personally, to spend any extra time rehacking the mechanical, when I have an electronic one at my disposal.
 
gulfstreampiper said:
When the only time I use an E6B(mechanical or electronic) is my private pilot practical and written tests...I see no reason for me personally, to spend any extra time rehacking the mechanical, when I have an electronic one at my disposal.
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And I agree, I haven't touched one in years, but it's so easy to use if you take 5 minutes to figure it out. Better to know how to use it when you need it, than need it and not know how.
 
The precision (or lack thereof) of a mechanical E6B will not help you on the written, atleast on the ATP written -- there are many questions where the right answer is very close to the wrong answer and you'd really have no idea with an E6B.
 
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