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Posted for "Dominic V. Crain" <domcrain@pacific.net.au>:

>   Given (I assume) all our ASI's are calibrated in KNOTS, why do people
>  insist on using MPH when describing anything related to aircraft speed?


Pete at High Performance Aircraft Training opened the lecture Saturday 
by clarifying a
few numbers, and stated "Miles per hour for cars and Marketing.  Pilots 
use knots". 


Seems clear enough -  until we standardize on kmph, and by then my 
grandson will be too old to fly!. 


Robert M. Simon,  N301ES