ASAs Color E6B Flight Computer

Excellent purchase

Good quality, bought it for a class. If you need one worth paying a bit more.

This usability of this E6B is fantastic. I know a lot of pilots think that technology has passed this old workhorse by, but the fact is the FAA still expects pilot applicants to know how to do flight planning calculations, and using a mechanical E6B will give students a more intuitive grasp of the relationships among the variables than punching numbers into boxes on an electronic E6B will. I am a ground instructor, and I had used my old Jepp so hard Id mostly worn the paint off the aluminum. This new unit is sturdy, turns smoothly, and the color coded areas are wonderfully easy to read. Yeah, its a little pricey, but I believe Ill never need to buy another one. Well done, ASA. Great product. If they had found a way to sneak the light gun signal chart onto it (as they did with the ICAO equipment codes) Id find a way to give it six stars.

This is very easy to read compared to the small ones that Ive owned in the past. It seems like it will be durable and came with the typical case and instructions.

It’s an e6b just other the metal seem all around and I haven’t had issues with the pain scratching off like other have reported. However the edges throughout the entire thing are rough. It makes it not very smooth to operate. I took it apart and sanded it and it works a lot better but as much as this costs I feel like that’s something the manufacturer should have done.

Slider slightly bent but not a major problem.

This is the best E6B Ive owned, but there is one major problem...the wind side is only for slow speed (Doesnt go over 300kts) so if you are using this for an ATPL or otherwise, it is limited. You can buy the high speed wind slide for more on the ASA website. Or just buy the CX2 digital one which is way easier to use and harder to screw up (but more expensive of course). Overall though, for general aviation purposes, this is a great product.

All the parts are well constructed with high quality metal!

I got this for my flight training and it is really helpful for flight planning. I like the different colors, it helps me to better see the different units and things like that

Great to use for class