Re: KR> MPH v Kts - might as well throw metric in the mix!

2020-04-29 Thread Mike T via KRnet
But all my essential high precision measuring tools, and I mean all of them, are calibrated in decimal inches. If you use digital measuring tools, you don't have to choose. My calipers change from imperial to metric at the touch of a button, so not only can I measure in either system, but I can m

Re: KR> MPH v Kts - might as well throw metric in the mix!

2020-04-29 Thread Chris Kinnaman via KRnet
Responding to Mark & Larry - On 4/29/2020 7:24 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: Phil Matheson wrote: > Please do not take this personally > But WHY does the USA still use mph. In aviation  and new km "mile markers" on the Interstates, but there was a very negative response that eventually

Re: KR> MPH v Kts - might as well throw metric in the mix!

2020-04-29 Thread Flesner via KRnet
On 4/29/2020 8:24 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: We haven't talked about "slugs" yetif you want to see my brain explode. ++ There is no reason to bring my "friends" in to this conversation.  They may not be of good

Re: KR> MPH v Kts - might as well throw metric in the mix!

2020-04-29 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Phil Matheson wrote: > Please do not take this personally > But WHY does the USA still use mph. In aviation I'm a MPH guy. I went that way because, as Larry said, we all grew up with just about everything in the US being based on MPH, particularly the thing we do most, driving. It just doesn