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Lobo:
...aviation is actually a mess.
Much the world is indeed FL in feet, parts of (Russia, China etc) it in metres eg FL10800m. Aargh
Ditto masses... eg UK a/c weighed in Kgs... yanks use pounds on their load sheets.
Fuel... and accidents are recorded here... uplifted in Kgs most parts... yanks uplift in Lbs
Visibility... much of the world in km (or m in low vis).... yanks in statute miles
Wind velocity... mostly in knots, many places in metres / sec...
It’s a wonder there isn’t more prangs as aircraft fly between countries 😱
Nurse Julie:
I much prefer sailing measurements and terms....all originated mainly from the UK in the 16th and 17th Century, they are used world wide and understood by everyone, including me. This does not help me one bit when I'm faced with buying a Kg of apples though as i only understand Imperial weights and measures.
MrDavo:
Yesterday the wife rang me while I was in town and asked me to buy two medium potatoes, as that was enough for our tea, and would fit in my jacket pocket (I was on the 450). No weights needed.
US gallons do my head in, trying to convert mpg figures and tank capacity to real imperial gallons, to give an idea of range is a nightmare.
Didn’t some multi million dollar Mars probe make its own crater because someone got a measurement’s units mixed up?
K2-K6:
It's funny that all measurements are notional, we just adopt whichever system we are introduced to, with most people being able to visualise their preferred calibration. Except when estimating pasta or rice portion size ;D it never looks enough when dry.
It's one of those areas that can catch people out on these Honda engines. The discussion of bore clearance being one obvious topic. The engineering suppliers generally working on British biikes and cars never want to believe or accept how small a tolerance is quoted, usual response is "that can't be right" and followed by "what you need is".
Lobo:
Bloody Hell MrDavo.... years of failed diet control, and you’ve cracked it. All grocery shopping now to be done on the 400F. 💀
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