XPost: alt.sci.physics, aus.aviation.airspace, alt.aviation.safety 
 From: s@s.s 
  
 Pooh Bear  wrote in 
 news:3F108B74.A5D4038C@hotmail.com: 
  
 > Danny Deger wrote: 
 > 
 >> "Pooh Bear"  wrote in message 
 >> news:3F0F830D.3E7B29FD@hotmail.com... 
 >> > 
 >> > 
 >> > Danny Deger wrote: 
 >> > 
 >> > > I would like information on the use of units in aviation.  I was 
 >> > > a US 
 >> Air 
 >> > > Force pilot, and am a NASA engineer.  I have always used US unit 
 >> > > (feet 
 >> for 
 >> > > altitude, knots for speed, etc.). 
 >> > 
 >> > Actually - to be accurate - they are *British* units as adopted by 
 >> > the US. 
 >> 
 >> Yes I know, but aren't the British metric now :-) 
 > 
 > Kind of - lol. 
 > 
 > We still have our miles and pints as official units of measure for 
 > example and the 'old units' are still in common use. 
  
 IOW you are xenophobic fjuckwits. 
  
  
 Bertie 
  
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