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5 stars
Version: FlyBy E6B
"Excellent, easy to use, product!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pros: I'm a military instrument instructor pilot. I have a Palm 4.0 OS based PDA. This program is so very easy to use. It allows me quick checks of students work as well as providing rapid computations for every inflight calculation.
I can't begin to tell you how easy, straight forward and user friendly this software is.
Cons: Precision approach rate of descent computations are programmed to include the curvature of the earth. This standard is used by Jeppesen and makers of GPS units with VV rate calculations such as the fine Bendix/King KLN-90B.
NOS/Flip publications ignore curvature of the earth in their rate of descent charts as do 'whiz wheels' thus generating small errors. Thus finitely small variations exist between NOS/Flip and the Flyby E6b calculations for FPM on a given glide angle.
This is small and irrelevent as the difference cannot be seen on a VSI nor flown.
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1 stars
Version: FlyBy E6B
"Rate of Descent computations are incorrect"
Summary: When computing a rate of descent for a given glideslope angle and groundspeed, the program's result is different from a manual E6B and the chart that appears on the back cover of the approach plates published by NOAA/FLIP. read more
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5 stars
Version: FlyBy E6B
Summary: Fast, Accurate, and less expensive than 'flight computers'. Tested this against a couple of friends store bought flight computers, and a couple of E6-B's. No contest! read more
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5 stars
Version: FlyBy E6B
"Terrific software. Great company support."
Summary: With SkyWriter's E6B and FlyByNav programs, I've got complete flight planning in my pocket. I just call weather and I'm good to go. The E6B software does any calculation I can think of and several that I wouldn't be inclined to try on a traditional... read more
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5 stars
Version: FlyBy E6B
Summary: Saw a demo of the software and then bought the PDA so that I could use it! I use the FlyBy E6B and the FlyByNav in both the King Air 200 and the Baron. Makes planning a breeze, especially when the boss asks about upcoming trips. I can give very goo... read more
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