How to Calculate Ground Speed and Wind Correction Angle with E6B - For Student Pilots

In this video, I go over an example of how to calculate ground speed and wind correction angle using an e6b flight computer. In my previous videos, I have explained how to get all the necessary information for each checkpoint of your cross-country flight plan in order to make these calculations. This includes the altitude, winds, true airspeed, true course, isogonic (magnetic variation correction), and magnetic course.

You will need to do this for each and every checkpoint of your flight plan but before you start I want you to make sure that you are matching the type of wind data you are going to use with the type of course you are going to use in your e6b. What I mean by this is that you have to use both true course with true winds or magnetic course with magnetic winds for the e6b calculations to work correctly.

"If you read it, it's true." This statement is used for pilots to remember that if you read the wind data, then it is in terms of a true direction. If you hear wind data, like while flying, then the winds are in terms of a magnetic direction. Since we usually read our winds from a winds aloft table when making our flight plan that means we will likely have wind in terms of a true direction.

Now, I like to use my magnetic course in my E6B such that once I find my wind correction angle all I have to do is add it to that same magnetic course to get my magnetic heading which I will use to fly. This means that I have to first convert my true winds into magnetic winds. I do this just as I would converting a course from true to magnetic... by adding the variation factor. You don't have to do it this way. If you want, you can use true winds with true course in your e6b, add your wind correction factor to get a true heading, and THEN use the variation to convert to a magnetic heading if you wish.

Once you have your winds matched, simply follow the steps outlined on your e6b and in the video to find both your wind correction angle and your ground speed.

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🛫 Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Wind Correction and Ground Speed
01:41 One note when you use the E6B
03:10 Step 1: Set Wind Direction under True Index
03:36 Step 2: Mark Wind Velocity up from the Center Point
04:08 Step 3: Set Course under True Index
04:42 Step 4: Slide Wind Velocity mark to True Airspeed
05:41 Step 5: Read Ground Speed under Center, Step 6: Read Wind Correction Angle between Center line and Wind Velocity mark
07:10 Result: Ground Speed, Wind Correction

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