True story bro.

[skypilot6]

The Mechanic is proably just pissed because he lost his 10mm socket again.

 

[Roger Roger]

The Mechanic is proably just pissed because he lost his 10mm socket again.
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[phill1174]

Florida is the key word in this story.

 

[bp]

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working on bmws like

 

[ClarkGriswold]

The Apollo guidance computer used metric units internally, which were then converted to lbs, ft, ft/sec, nm etc., because pilots (astronauts) think “natively” in those units.

More information than you needed, but 1000’ is a lot easier than 300m to think about.

If you had a callsign I bet it would be “panty dropper”

 

[derg]

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Hot damn, Tenmil, those are some sweet shades.

 

[Skåning]

you and the copilot can help yourselves”

When I hear the term "copilot"

 

[z987k]

I see your metric vs SAE debate and raise you.

NM vs KM vs Mile
A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the planet Earth. If you were to cut the Earth in half at the equator, you could pick up one of the halves and look at the equator as a circle. You could divide that circle into 360 degrees. You could then divide a degree into 60 minutes. A minute of arc on the planet Earth is 1 nautical mile. This unit of measurement is used by all nations for air and sea travel.

It's almost like there should be a word for that.

Perhaps we can use latitude. A minute of latitude.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

If you had a callsign I bet it would be “panty dropper”

We don’t...do...those here.

 

[ClarkGriswold]

We don’t...do...those here.

Try not to deflect away from what the real meaning of that is.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Try not to deflect away from what the real meaning of that is.

That you were the jock who beat me up in high school? Indeed.

 

[bp]

That you were the jock who beat me up in high school? Indeed.

You weren't 7 feet tall in high school?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

You weren't 7 feet tall in high school?

Lots of length. No mass.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Personally, and I’m only a nerd on paper, but anything scientific should be metric.

I was watching the trailer for the new season of Star Trek Discovery and someone said something about an obstruction being 2000 feet in front of them.


I.

About.

LOST IT.

The metric system would be easy if you are born into it. Being raised predominantly here, I'm still used to (and love) my inches, feet, and miles.


Our Buses have a metric alt button on the FCP that when pushed, displays the altitude in meters on the bottom of the SD page above the zulu time. Mind = blown

 

[derg]

When I hear the term "copilot"

I can make your head really explode then: "my copilot".

 

[derg]

The metric system would be easy if you are born into it. Being raised predominantly here, I'm still used to (and love) my inches, feet, and miles.


Our Buses have a metric alt button on the FCP that when pushed, displays the altitude in meters on the bottom of the SD page above the zulu time. Mind = blown

If you fly to Finland, Russian and China, you'll get real handy at "Meters Standard".

 

[derg]

Lots of length. No mass.

You grew up in a low-G environment with those cheap bone density drugs.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

You grew up in a low-G environment with those cheap bone density drugs.

You and de other inyalowda keep laughing.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I can make your head really explode then: "my copilot".

You'll trigger the new generation millennials (re: the Fedex millennial oddity thread on APC)