Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #27701
From: Bob Jude <bobjude@charter.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Units
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:24:13 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
>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?

As a retired Engineer, I believe the entire planet should be using one
system of units, the MKS system.  But such is not the case and it will not
happen for a long time.  What we have is a hodge-podge mixture of English,
cgs, and MKS units.  You are not going to change the situation in the near
future so let's learn to live with it.

When I purchased my ASI from Lancair, I expected the scale to be in Knots
but it was in MPH.  I have been using MPH ever since.  I can use either .
Mathematics is no that difficult.  Stop complaining and convert.

Bob Jude
N65BJ

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