> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Jim > Palfreyman" writes: >>When I fly in a commercial plane, the display in front of me shows its >> speed >>in km/h and height in metres. The pilot announces the same. >> >>I would have thought that if any group of people could convert quickly it >>would be airline pilots. > > Ahh, but it's not just the pilots is it ? > > It's also all the instruments in the planes, all the lingo with ATC and > all the maps. > > A particular worry would be flightlevels, where it would get really > nasty if somebody confuses feet and meter near a major airport.
Indeed. Add the stress factor at the time of an incident. This is when the conversion comes in and can be the cause of a major incident rather than just being a small incident. Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
