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Old 8th Nov 2013, 17:04
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cosmo kramer
 
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Three different systems
Why the ""?

Knots and nautical miles makes sense for speed and distance because 1 nm = 1 minute of arc (1/60th of a degs). Hence, those are reasonable units for navigation.

Feet for altitude makes sense, because meters is not a fine enough scale, and doesn't make out levels in round numbers.

Metric for everything else makes perfect sense too...

I doubt it'll ever change, at least not during my lifetime
Hopefully not..
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