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



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