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CONTENTS
B E F O R E U S I N G Y O U R E 6 B - F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
D I S P L A Y S C R E E N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
P R O M P T S A N D L A B E L S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
S P E C I A L F U N C T I O N K E Y S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A R I T H M E T I C F U N C T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
A V I A T I O N F U N C T I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C O N V E R S I O N S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C L O C K F U N C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A D D I N G A N D S U B T R A C T I N G T I M E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
T I M E R F U N C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
P R E S S U R E A N D D E N S I T Y A L T I T U D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
P L A N N E D T R U E A I R S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H E A D I N G A N D G R O U N D S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
L E G T I M E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
F U E L R E Q U I R E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
C R O S S W I N D , H E A D W I N D A N D T A I L W I N D . . . . . . . 1 0
A C T U A L T R U E A I R S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
W I N D S P E E D A N D D I R E C T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
G R O U N D S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
F U E L P E R H O U R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
P L A N N E D M A C H N U M B E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
R E Q U I R E D T R U E A I R S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
R E Q U I R E D C A L I B R A T E D A I R S P E E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
D I S T A N C E F L O W N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
W E I G H T A N D A R M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
W E I G H T A N D M O M E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
E N D U R A N C E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
A C T U A L M A C H N U M B E R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
P E R C E N T M A C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
R E Q U I R E D R A T E O F C L I M B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
R E Q U I R E D R A T E O F D E S C E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
T O P O F D E S C E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
S P E C I F I C R A N G E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
A P P E N D I X A : S A M P L E P R O B L E M S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
B A T T E R Y R E P L A C E M E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
W E I G H T A N D M E A S U R E C O N V E R S I O N S . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G A N D C A R E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
W A R R A N T Y I N F O R M A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
N O T E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
BEFORE USING YOUR E6B-F
Sporty's E6B-F Flight Computer requires two 3V Lithium
batteries model number CR2032 Sporty’s Product number
2098A (not included) for operation. New batteries should be
installed in the battery compartment located in the lower rear
of the computer. Make sure that battery polarity is aligned
correctly.
An opaque plastic film has been placed over the display screen
to protect your E6B-F during shipping. This film is easily
removed by peeling up one corner and pulling gently.
This manual is designed to offer an introduction to the
operation of the E6B-F. For each calculation, a sample problem
has been given.
In order to save power, the display screen automatically turns
off approximately 4 minutes after the last keystroke. However,
the internal clock and timer will continue to run. If the timer is
counting down, it will not shut off for approximately thirty
minutes.
