Sporty E6B app for iPad
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Looks like they screwed it up in a number of ways. I had one function in my favorites group. It wasn't carried over as a "saved" and, as far as I can tell, there's no way to edit the "saved" group.
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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
W&B is missing on the iPhone version too
and if you read the app description on the App Store, there is no mention of W&B
If anyone wants to try an app that simulates a WizWheel E6B, there are two I like
and if you read the app description on the App Store, there is no mention of W&B
If anyone wants to try an app that simulates a WizWheel E6B, there are two I like
- Sparky’s E6B. (App Store link)
- Flight Computer Pro (App Store link)
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I’ve been using the PFMA E6B for years on both the iPad and iPhone. Even scales to screen size.
The Sporty’s website for the app at the bottom of the first paragraph states, “and an all new weight and balance calculator”.
However like an idiot I did not know Foreflight has a far superior W&B calculator. From your tail number alone gets the FAA stations AND the W&B envelope for your airplane type. The setup only requires entering the current empty weight and arm for your airplane. Once done you enter passenger and pilot weight, fuel and baggage and the W&B displays on the W&B envelope with a green dot on the graph if you are in and a red dot outside if you are out. It’s a beautiful thing!
However like an idiot I did not know Foreflight has a far superior W&B calculator. From your tail number alone gets the FAA stations AND the W&B envelope for your airplane type. The setup only requires entering the current empty weight and arm for your airplane. Once done you enter passenger and pilot weight, fuel and baggage and the W&B displays on the W&B envelope with a green dot on the graph if you are in and a red dot outside if you are out. It’s a beautiful thing!
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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
The feature I like in FF’s W&B is saving common items and their weights for a particular station.
An example is saving the name and weight of people I fly with. Or items in the baggage area.
I also did this with fuel with names of 25, 50, 75, 100 percent.
Like many, I prefer FF’s implementation of W&B over most other offerings
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I reviewed it on the appstore. Asked for the old version back 