X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1600215 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:34:44 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.3c0.18e165e7 (29672) for ; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:34:17 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <3c0.18e165e7.329905a8@aol.com> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:34:16 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: metric system To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1164422056" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5331 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1164422056 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/24/2006 3:38:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, unicorn@gdsys.net writes: ----- Original Message ----- From: _David Leonard_ (mailto:wdleonard@gmail.com) To: _Rotary motors in aircraft_ (mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net) Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 7:48 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] metric system I am so embarrassed by America and our failure to convert to the metric system. While the whole rest of the world has adopted our language as the international language, we cant even convert to the universal system of units! That is really lame. Other than the fact that feet does seem to work better than meters for the airspace system (though that can eventually be worked out), the rest of aviation should have changed by now. Altimeter settings should be in mm Hg, all temps in C. Speed limits and speedometers in all cars should be in Km. Postal weights should be in Kg... Sigh, Dave Leonard I had a young engineer tell me that we should change all of the dimensions on a drawing to metric, because metric is more accurate. The sad part is that he believed that and an instructor had told him that. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1164422056 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 11/24/2006 3:38:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 unicorn@gdsys.net writes:

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I am so embarrassed by America and our failure to convert to the metr= ic=20 system. While the whole rest of the world has adopted our lang= uage=20 as the international language, we cant even convert to the universal syste= m of=20 units! That is really lame.

Other than the fact that feet does seem to work better than meters fo= r=20 the airspace system (though that can eventually be worked out), the rest o= f=20 aviation should have changed by now. Altimeter settings should be in= mm=20 Hg, all temps in C. Speed limits and speedometers in all cars should= be=20 in Km. Postal weights should be in Kg...

Sigh,

Dave Leonard

I had a young engineer tell me that we should change all of the dimensi= ons=20 on a drawing to metric, because metric is more accurate. The sad part is tha= t he=20 believed that and an instructor had told him that.

Lynn E. Hanover

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