Crab Angle
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The E6B flight computer

A modern E6B for student, private and instrument pilots and flight instructors. Type a few numbers, read the answer at arm's length.

Download Crab Angle on the App StoreiPhone. Works offline.
Crosswind calculator with runway 27, wind 240 at 18 knots, headwind 16 and crosswind 9 from the left

Fast number entry

A big in-app keypad, so a few taps give you the answer.

Huge results

The result is the largest thing on screen, readable at arm's length.

Fully offline

No account and no signal needed. Everything runs on your iPhone.

Saved aircraft

Weight and balance for your own aircraft

Save an aircraft profile with its weights, arms and envelope. Crab Angle shows total weight, CG and the takeoff and landing points on the CG envelope chart.

N172SP in the screenshots is a sample profile, not data for a real aircraft.

Aircraft tab with the sample N172SP profile
Weight and balance with the CG envelope, takeoff and landing points

Beyond the wheel

Wind triangle, density altitude and descent

The calculations pilots reach for most, with the same big keypad and huge results. A Unit Converter is included too.

Wind Triangle calculator screen

Wind Triangle

Course, true airspeed and wind in. Heading, ground speed and wind correction out.

Density Altitude and true airspeed calculator screen

Density Altitude + TAS

Elevation, altimeter setting, OAT and CAS in. Pressure altitude, density altitude and true airspeed out.

Descent calculator screen

Descent

Altitude to lose, angle and ground speed in. Start distance and descent rate out.

Free and Pro

Three tools are free. One purchase unlocks the rest.

Which tools are free and which are Pro
ToolPlan
Time, Speed, DistanceFree
FuelFree
CrosswindFree
Wind TrianglePro
Density Altitude + TASPro
Weight & Balance with saved aircraft profilesPro
DescentPro
Unit ConverterPro

Pro is one purchase, not a subscription. Backup and restore of aircraft profiles as a JSON file is always free.

Private by design

No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collected and no third-party SDKs. Your aircraft profiles stay on your iPhone.

Units follow your region

kt or km/h, nm or km, ft or m, lb or kg, US gal, L or imp gal, hPa or inHg. Change them any time in Settings.

Safety note

Not for flight operations. Verify with the AFM/POH.

Crab Angle is a planning aid. The N172SP profile is a sample, so replace it with the values from your own AFM/POH.

Questions?

Keypad, crosswind, aircraft profiles, backup and restoring Pro are covered in the FAQ.

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