# Sporty's electronic E6B

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportys-electronic-e6b/691170>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 19, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportys-electronic-e6b/691170 "2014-06-19T21:16:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sportys-electronic-e6b/691170/1 "2014-06-19T21:16:02Z")

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I have a [Sporty’s electronic E6B](http://www.sportys.com/PilotShop/product/9343) around here somewhere. I never got the hang of it. (Actually, by the time I bought it I was flying helicopters locally and didn’t really need an E6B.) I also found it burned through batteries rather quickly. Sporty’s has an [updated model](http://www.sportys.com/pilotShop/product/17504) out, and I’m thinking of trying again. Not that I need one, since I’m still progressing toward the financial ability to fly regularly; but I can practice until that time comes. I’ll also be practicing with the [‘whiz wheel’](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B).

[ul][li]What are your opinions of the new electronic E6B compared to the old one?[/li][li]What do you think of electronic E6Bs compared to the circular slide rules?[/li][\*]How do the Sporty’s E6B and the [Jeppesen Tech Star](http://www.acespilotshop.com/pilot-supplies/flight-computers/techstar.htm) compare?[/ul]