For at least 10-14 years starting in about 1986 I had my FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) doctor fill in the 6 monthly pilot physical mass in kilograms only, that was the weight on my FAA physical, a piece of paper every pilot has to carry around. Also on there was my height in meters. Starting probably around the year 2000 the FAA changed the paperwork to allow only pounds and inches despite the metric conversion act. It surprised me that no one said anything in all those years and I have to complement the doctor for filling in the information the way I requested.
I should keep the paperwork, one day it might be of interest to someone. Just shows the bureaucratic resistance to change even if it's mandated by law. Michael Payne ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, 30 October 2009 16:34 Subject: [USMA:46093] Re: Body Mass in kilograms So do my cats' veterinarian scales, but the staff refuses to use it ... Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:02:42 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [USMA:46092] Body Mass in kilograms Scales at Carle Clinic in Urbana, IL have an electronic push button which enable measurements of body mass in kilograms. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:11:00 -0400 >From: "Carleton MacDonald" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:46090] RE: Metric-only doctor visit >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > >I go to my doctor, and give the staff my weight in kilograms, and the nurse >takes out a calculator and converts it. Annoying. > >I'm going this Saturday; let's see what happens. > >Carleton > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >Of Paul Trusten >Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 16:12 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:46089] Metric-only doctor visit > > >Without any fanfare at my doctor visit this morning, I asked the nurse >if she could take my temperature in degrees Celsius. Equally without >fanfare, she did. > >The mechanical scale weighed me in pounds, but I calculated the result >in kilograms and talked kilograms only when I met with my dictor. >Without fanfare, he listened. > > > > > > > > > >Paul Trusten >
