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Are you a Whiz Wheel Master?

By Janice Wood · March 28, 2010 ·

wheel1To help pilots learn the many functions of the manual E6B, Sporty’s has released a CD-ROM training course titled “Virtual Tips & Tricks for the Manual E6B.”

Through the use of detailed graphics and narrated animations, every calculation is demonstrated and explained, Sporty’s officials said, noting all the features of Manual E6B flight computers are covered, with step-by-step audio guidance provided throughout. The program is organized into 20 chapters for quick review and is universal for computers with the sliding scale.

Virtual Tips & Tricks for the Manual E6B, available on CD or as a download for $19.95, runs on Windows only. Also available is Virtual Tips & Tricks for the Sporty’s Electronic E6B Flight Computer, also $19.95. For more information: Sportys.com or 800-SPORTYS.

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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