> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 11:02 PM
> From: "Phillip Matheson via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
> To: "KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
> Cc: "Phillip Matheson" <phillipmathe...@bigpond.com>
> Subject: KR> MPH v Kts
>
>
> Please do not take this personally
> But WHY does the USA still use mph. In aviation
> Is it universal in USA.
> Phil
> Australia
> Sent from my iPhone
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It is not universal in the US. I prefer to use knots in faster planes like the
KR. In slower planes like my SuperCub, I often times use MPH for speed as most
others flying the slower planes seem to as well. I put in the reference in
emails and figure people are smart enough to interpolate into their choice of
units. But I always keep the units in my various GPS maps set to knots.
FWIW, I think it's sometimes an ego thing. People like to use the bigger
numbers cause it makes them sound faster. I'm surprised they aren't all using
kilometers for their aircraft speeds. :o)
-Jeff Scott
Arkansas Ozarks
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