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It's your airplane. Have it your way.

>From: Earl Schroeder <earleschroeder@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
>To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
>Subject: [LML] Re: Approach control
>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:48:19 -0500
>
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>Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net> wrote:
>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?
> >While noting that the LML is subscribed by many non American, most of
> >whom use ASI's calibrated in KNOTS, unless they are Russian or mainland
> >Chinese, or in the Vietnamese Air Force, is it not reasonable to simply
> >use KNOTS when referring to anything denoting speeds?
>
>I was forced to switch to METAR etc but I'll be %$#&& if I switch to Knots! 
>  I learned in MPH, my IAS is in MPH and I think in MPH.  If it is too 
>difficult to convert, just skip my posts.  There, that is my story and I'm 
>stickin to it. <G>
>
>Seriously, some of us old pilots do not need more changes.  I'd rather 
>concentrate on flying my Lancair safely using the brain power I have 
>remaining... Earl
>
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