X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:30:56 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.79] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1135734 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 31 May 2006 23:14:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.79; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 31 May 2006 20:09:57 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 63.224.201.253 by BAY115-DAV7.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:09:53 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [63.224.201.253] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: knots to you X-Original-Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:09:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010B_01C684EE.2D2E4DD0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0026.0800 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:09:52 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jun 2006 03:09:57.0760 (UTC) FILETIME=[DCE1A800:01C68528] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_010B_01C684EE.2D2E4DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul, Roger that! I use MPH first and then Knots second when I have to - which is not = (knot) very often. =20 Will I will use knots first...NOT! So if any reader wants to understand my posts, they will just have to = apply a little 1.15 brain power as I do when I read their knot posts. Gary Edwards Hi, Dom et al! Do not confuse the subject with menstration! OK, a nautical mile is = the length of the average minute of arc of latitude. Big deal! And an = inch is the distance from the tip of the king's thumb to the first = knuckle (take note, you royalists!), a meter is the in-vacuo wavelength = of a given number of oscillations of the transition between two energy = levels of Krypton 86 and shoe sizes are measured in barleycorns! And the = international nautical mile is 1852 meters, except for the Brits (see = previous paranthetical phrase), who consider it to be 6080 feet! Those = are all arbitrary values, just as is the length of the second which is = used to come up with these values, just as was the decision to change = our ASIs from mph to kts on this side of the pond. Who did that, and = why? ASI manufacturers who wanted to sell more instruments? And the = pilots over here, and elsewhere, just sat back and let it happen! Well, = you advocates of the kt, better start memorizing the value of pi, the = ratio of the diameter to the circumference of a circle. Why? Cause I'm = going to petition the FAA and all these value changers to replace the = measuring standard of our engine's rotation rate from = revolutions-per-minute to radians-per-second, a much more scientific and = useful value, used the world over in calculations! So there, you knots! p.s. technically speaking, rpm means revolutions-per-minute, so please = don't abbreviate it as rpms, which would mean revolutions-per-minutes. = I'm watching! ------=_NextPart_000_010B_01C684EE.2D2E4DD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Paul,
 
Roger that!
 
I use MPH first and then Knots = second when I=20 have to - which is not (knot) very often. 
 
Will I will use knots first...NOT!
 
So if any reader wants to understand my posts, = they will=20 just have to apply a little 1.15 brain power as I do when I read their = knot=20 posts.
 
Gary Edwards
 
 
Hi, Dom et al!
    Do not confuse the = subject with=20 menstration! OK, a nautical mile is the length of the average minute of = arc of=20 latitude. Big deal! And an inch is the distance from the tip of the = king's thumb=20 to the first knuckle (take note, you royalists!), a meter is the = in-vacuo=20 wavelength of a given number of oscillations of the transition between = two=20 energy levels of Krypton 86 and shoe sizes are measured in barleycorns! = And the=20 international nautical mile is 1852 meters, except for the Brits (see = previous=20 paranthetical phrase), who consider it to be 6080 feet! Those are = all=20 arbitrary values, just as is the length of the second which is used to = come up=20 with these values, just as was the decision to change our ASIs from = mph to=20 kts on this side of the pond. Who did that, and why? ASI manufacturers = who=20 wanted to sell more instruments? And the pilots over here, and = elsewhere, just=20 sat back and let it happen! Well, you advocates of the kt, better start=20 memorizing the value of pi, the ratio of the diameter to the = circumference of a=20 circle. Why? Cause I'm going to petition the FAA and all these value = changers to=20 replace the measuring standard of our engine's rotation rate from=20 revolutions-per-minute to radians-per-second, a much more scientific and = useful=20 value, used the world over in calculations! So there, you=20 knots!
p.s. technically speaking, rpm means=20 revolutions-per-minute, so please don't = abbreviate=20 it as rpms, which would mean = revolutions-per-minutes.=20 I'm watching!
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