Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:20:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mailout2.pacific.net.au ([61.8.0.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 610764 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:02:42 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.8.0.85; envelope-from=domcrain@pacific.net.au Received: from mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (mailproxy1.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.86]) by mailout2.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with ESMTP id j0HN2BHn002875 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:02:11 +1100 Received: from CRAIN (ppp06A0.dsl.pacific.net.au [203.17.44.160]) by mailproxy1.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with ESMTP id j0HN2Aj8006002 for ; Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:02:11 +1100 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Approach control X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:02:09 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: <005a01c4fce8$92972e10$0301010a@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: Or he joins the Russian, Chinese, or VN Air Forces. -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of N301ES Sent: Tuesday, 18 January 2005 8:55 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Re: Approach control Posted for "Dominic V. Crain" : > Given (I assume) all our ASI's are calibrated in KNOTS, why do people > insist on using MPH when describing anything related to aircraft speed? Pete at High Performance Aircraft Training opened the lecture Saturday by clarifying a few numbers, and stated "Miles per hour for cars and Marketing. Pilots use knots". Seems clear enough - until we standardize on kmph, and by then my grandson will be too old to fly!. Robert M. Simon, N301ES -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/