X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 20:57:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail5.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTPS id 1132902 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 May 2006 09:30:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.101; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed Received: from CRAIN (60-240-63-36.tpgi.com.au [60.240.63.36]) by mail5.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4UDTqsT024431 for ; Tue, 30 May 2006 23:29:55 +1000 From: "Dominic V Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] knots to you X-Original-Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 23:29:51 +1000 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c683ed$2233b660$0202a8c0@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C68440.F3DFC660" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C68440.F3DFC660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable G'day Duane, Howdy Paul, I am afraid you are both missing my point. I shall try to express it in such a way that my friend Grayhawk (see - I even use your American spelling to conform) might be suitably impressed = - eschewing obfuscation, notwithstanding. You can calibrate your ASI, or buy your car speedo calibrated in fingers = and toes if you like. But the fact is, you are no longer operating in an American vacuum. Numerous ( that is, many) posts are viewed across the world by pilots - owners builders etc, who live outside the shores of your great land, and = who conform to the convention of KNOTS in terms of aeronautical speed measurement. And many ( that is, numerous) posts are proposing certain performance parameters, or formula etc, and I'll bet my brass b****s that most = American Lancair drivers watch their ASI's calibrated in the global convention of aeronaut-iggle speed measurement of - KNOTS. So when someone from the from the great land of the bald eagle posts performance numbers in terms of MPH, or FINGERS and/or TOES, it is meaningless because, as I have already explained, had explained by one = of your countrymen for whom I have great regard, that such terminology may = not appear to be what it actually states. AND as I have tried to get across = in previous posts in this matter - when you refer to performance numbers = such as stall speeds, well, it is important we all know what is meant. To explain further, in this country, lots of car drivers -usually brash youth, like to brag about how many "KNOTS" they have achieved in their = hot rod, when in fact they are reading their speedo in KPH, and before we = had KPH, in MPH. Yeah Yeah Yeah ! I know lots will think it is trivial. But - you can choose to join the real world, or...... Best regards Dom =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C68440.F3DFC660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

G’day = Duane,

Howdy Paul,

I am afraid you are both missing = my point.

I shall try to express it in such = a way that my friend Grayhawk (see – I even use your American spelling = to conform) might be suitably impressed – eschewing obfuscation, notwithstanding.

You can calibrate your ASI, or buy = your car speedo calibrated in fingers and toes if you like. But the fact is, you = are no longer operating in an American vacuum.

Numerous ( that is, many) posts = are viewed across the world by pilots – owners builders etc, who live outside = the shores of your great land, and who conform to the convention of KNOTS in = terms of aeronautical speed measurement.

And many ( that is, numerous) = posts are proposing certain performance parameters, or formula etc, and I’ll bet my = brass b****s that most American Lancair drivers watch their ASI’s calibrated in the global convention of = aeronaut-iggle speed measurement of – KNOTS.

So when someone from the from the = great land of the bald eagle posts performance numbers in terms of MPH, or = FINGERS and/or TOES, it is meaningless because, as I have already explained, had explained by one of your countrymen for whom I have great regard, that = such terminology may not appear to be what it actually states. AND as I have = tried to get across in previous posts in this matter – when you refer to performance numbers such as stall speeds, well, it is important we all = know what is meant.

To explain further, in this = country, lots of car drivers –usually brash youth, like to brag about how many = “KNOTS” they have achieved in their hot rod, when in fact they are reading their = speedo in KPH, and before we had KPH, in MPH.

Yeah Yeah Yeah ! I know lots will = think it is trivial.

But – you can choose to join = the real world, or………………

Best regards

Dom

 

 

 

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