Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #36101
From: Dominic V Crain <domcrain@tpg.com.au>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Terminology
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 00:38:04 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
""My 235's Vy is about 110 mph -115 mph IAS
so Vx is about 83 mph IAS. I usually do the first part of my climb at this
IAS
until about 500AGL.""


I know I have raised this before, however it is important.
Terminology in the global sense should be standardised as there are readers,
owners and contributors to LML who are outside of the USA.
I simply request contributors use "Knots" when referring to velocity,
whether it be IAS, TAS, GS or any other "S".
As I mentioned in my previous listing on this, I have been told by a former
colleague, with whom I raised this back in the good old days, that it not
uncommon for the term "miles", as in speed, to really mean "knots". Simply
because of vernacular.

Dunno about other foreigners but I sure would appreciate it.
Dom Crain
Australia

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