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Old 11th Mar 2008, 10:06
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E6B flight computer

If you are using a garmin gps then search through the menus for "E6B flight computer". Once in that page you enter the following:
- altitude
- airspeed
- baro pressure
- oat
- heading

It will calculate and display:
- tas (you can leave ias, press, temp out and enter your own tas)
- head/tail wind component
- wind direction
- wind speed
- density alt

This is a feature on the newer portable units (96, 196, 296) but if my memory is correct it is also on the pilot 3 and even the garmin 100.

Hope this helps.

PW
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