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POINT/COUNTERPOINT
THE DEBRIEF INVARIABLY BEGINS AS YOU'RE PUTTING AWAY THE AIRPLANE-BUT
THIS GETS THE DISCUSSION GOING WHILE YOU'RE BOTH PARTIALLY DISTRACTED.
KEEP SPINNING THE WHIZ WHEEL!
E6Bs, to be exact, don't run out of batteries and don't have problems linking
up to the internet. Electrical stuff fails-not maybe, but 100 percent
eventually. Pilots need to have a backup, always.
-Dean Eppler
I keep an E6B in my airplane. I bought it in 1977 when I started flying. I use
it all the time. It never runs out of batteries, is easy to see, and you can use
one hand to manipulate it while holding on to the controls with the other.
Long from dead, all students should learn to use it just as all students should
learn to add, divide, multiply, and subtract by hand before using a calculator.
I think it cuts down on the giga errors because the erroneous outcomes will
be easy to recognize.
-John A Majane III
I was one of those people with a slide rule on his belt. I later got to teach
students who had never seen a slide rule. I found calculator users frequently
have no idea about the approximate magnitude and direction of the answer.
This leads to the acceptance of wrong answers. Consequences of mistakes
in exams are bad grades, and mistakes in flight calculations can be worse.
The E6B, like the slide rule, makes you think and visualize. After learning to
visualize and estimate the answer, students can safely use a calculator or pad.
-Steve Hurst CFII MEI
As a pilot for 47 years, a 36-year flight instructor, a 10-time Master CFI, and
a retired DPE of 25 years (with more than 9,000 flight hours), I feel using
the whiz wheel in the airplane is much better than using the electronic
one. It can be held at eye level and operated using one hand. With slight
head and eye movement one can see outside and work the E6B. To use the
electronic one, it needs to sit on one leg meaning head and eye contact must
be lowered. This can easily cause disorientation and loss of situational
awareness. On a side note: Proper folding of the sectional or TAC should
also be encouraged. This, too, should be held up at eye level and viewed
as the E6B-not down on one's lap. Glass cockpits are great but basic
navigation skills still need to be taught and understood.
-Bob Gawler
As a CFI for nearly 40 years, I agree that initially students should become
familiar with the circular slide rule/E6B, and then progress to the electronic
versions. Additionally, you can use the E6B for a multitude of tasks-scrape
ice off the windshield of your car (not the aircraft), works under water, and
never needs batteries.
-Bob Spencer
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter—Vol. 10, Issue 2
CFI Notes
CFI Notes: Letters
CFI Notes: Did You Know? There I Was…A Cirrus, a Cruise Ship, and the USCG
Standards Dissected—ACS Basics
Safety Seminar: Difficult Decisions—What Would You Do?
Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI News
CFI Tips: Beyond Teaching "To the Test"—How To Ramp Up Your Instruction
ASI Message: Moving Up, Down, or Sideways
Real Pilot Story: Powerless Over Paris
Safety Spotlight: Scalable Safety Framework
Point/Counterpoint: Keep Spinning the Whiz Wheel or E6B No Mo?
Chart Challenge: The Art of the IFR Chart
You Can Fly: 2019 AOPA FlightTraining Service Experience Survey Now Open
Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI Tools: Weather or Not—Thunderstorm Challenge
Chief's Corner: Mentoring—A Different Perspective
Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI-to-CFI Newsletter—Vol. 10, Issue 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI Notes
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI Notes: Letters
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI Notes: Did You Know? There I Was…A Cirrus, a Cruise Ship, and the USCG
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Standards Dissected—ACS Basics
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Safety Seminar: Difficult Decisions—What Would You Do?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Collected Wisdom: Tricks of the Trade
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI Tips: Beyond Teaching "To the Test"—How To Ramp Up Your Instruction
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - ASI Message: Moving Up, Down, or Sideways
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Real Pilot Story: Powerless Over Paris
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Safety Spotlight: Scalable Safety Framework
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Point/Counterpoint: Keep Spinning the Whiz Wheel or E6B No Mo?
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 26
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Chart Challenge: The Art of the IFR Chart
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - You Can Fly: 2019 AOPA FlightTraining Service Experience Survey Now Open
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Safety Quiz: Density Altitude
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - CFI Tools: Weather or Not—Thunderstorm Challenge
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Chief's Corner: Mentoring—A Different Perspective
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 34
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - 35
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 10 Issue 2 - Safety Tip: Marshalling Signals
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