No, e.g. Australia, New Zealand which still use nautical miles for
horizontal distance.  However in the US a lot of instrument approach charts
are marked in both ffu and metric.

Baron Carter

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, 29 April, 2002 07:47
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:19777] RE: Metrication in aviation


> Of Carter, Baron
>Yes, horizontal distances for distances such as RWY lengths,
visibility,
>RVR are in SI units

Just to clarify. You are not talking about the US are you?



>but this does not include navigational distances which are
>still in Nautical Miles.

--
Terry Simpson
Human Factors Consultant
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.connected-systems.com
Phone: +44 7850 511794 

Reply via email to