ASpilot2be
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We do everything in kilos here. Now all we need is a plane that will let us select meters in China.
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ASpilot2be
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We have a meters display, but we have to reference a chart and select the correct altitude.
Yeah, there's metric and "Chinese metric" which is why.
ASpilot2be
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Yep. Why can't things just be simple?
Skåning
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That's really annoying. Bumbling around in a glorified ERJ was tough in the terminal environment.
Do the Chinese at least use QNH and not QFE? (looking at you Ruskies and Kazakhs)
ASpilot2be
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They use QNH. The split screen function on the iPad is nice. I put up the meters table, and the approach plates at once.
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Doing my part, I adjusted the temp readout in my car to C a while back. I feel like my SA to the ATIS and perf data when I arrive at the airport after a 2 hr drive has improved. It is less useful in everyday life, since I have no idea how hot or cold it might be when I step outside. Last night, it was -2C north of Everett on the windward side of the Frasier river valley. No idea how cold that is in deg F, but its chilly. 
I think I have told the story here once before, but one time I switched the speedometer on a rental car we all had on a navy training detachment to kph. My buddy was driving and it was hilarious to watch him slowly become aware of what was happening.......all at like 15-20 mph
I think I have told the story here once before, but one time I switched the speedometer on a rental car we all had on a navy training detachment to kph. My buddy was driving and it was hilarious to watch him slowly become aware of what was happening.......all at like 15-20 mph
Skåning
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Just change the car back to freedom units! We won the war
Doing my part, I adjusted the temp readout in my car to C a while back. I feel like my SA to the ATIS and perf data when I arrive at the airport after a 2 hr drive has improved. It is less useful in everyday life, since I have no idea how hot or cold it might be when I step outside. Last night, it was -2C north of Everett on the windward side of the Frasier river valley. No idea how cold that is in deg F, but its chilly.
I think I have told the story here once before, but one time I switched the speedometer on a rental car we all had on a navy training detachment to kph. My buddy was driving and it was hilarious to watch him slowly become aware of what was happening.......all at like 15-20 mph
Imperial is a nightmare for cooking.
"I need an 1/8th cup"
"How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?"
"I need 3 ounces of soy. Fluid ounces?"
"1/4 tablespoon of..."
///AMG
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You just ruined everyone's life by bringing fluid oz into this discussion (is that even a thing aside from beer?). Time to shut JC down derg, congrats on your imperial failure
Skåning
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Dont tell anyone, but I do a lot of DIY projects at home and do all the measurements in centimeters and millimeters. Eff adding 1/16, 1/8, and 1/4 inches
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I guess on the bright side, my career will be over before I have to use metric altitude.
Metric is amazing.
“How many miles high are we? We’re at 39000 feet.”
Well 5,280 feet per mile, (39,000/5280), a little over 7 miles high.
“How many kilometers high are we? We’re at FL120 meters standard?”
Well, we take FL120 meters standard, which is 12,000 meters in altitude then and throw it into the theorem of ∀s. −c ≤ K1(s) − K2(s) ≤ c…. (Kidding!
)I look forward to our metric overlords.
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Oh don't get me wrong—I use metric in all of my books, and in real life, and so on. I'm a huge fan, overall.Metric is amazing.
“How many miles high are we? We’re at 39000 feet.”
Well 5,280 feet per mile, (39,000/5280), a little over 7 miles high.
“How many kilometers high are we? We’re at FL120 meters standard?”
Well, we take FL120 meters standard, which is 12,000 meters in altitude then and throw it into the theorem of ∀s. −c ≤ K1(s) − K2(s) ≤ c…. (Kidding!
I look forward to our metric overlords.
But I like aviation terms for aviation, personally. Knots, nm, feet, mmhg. I don't see any reason to use different terms, and I've never in my life needed to know how many miles up I am.
///AMG
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Fun learning experience…….finally figured out why every roux I’ve previously made was not really right. All these recipes, even some from normally reputable places, call for equal volume of fat and flour, ie 1 cup oil, 1 cup flour. The actual correct way is equal weight. Turns out, 1 cup of oil has a very different weight than 1 cup of flour. And to the present discussion, i always weigh in grams. As the bakers do.
