It is my understanding that European air space is controlled in feet. The Wikipedia article on "flight level" shows a metric structure for Russia, China, Mongolia, North Korea and various CIS States (non-European former USSR satellites). Everybody else flies in feet (I think).
________________________________ From: James R. Frysinger <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, April 18, 2010 3:13:10 PM Subject: [USMA:47149] Air flight altitudes in meters My impression had been that all air flight altitudes were given and heeded in terms of feet. But this article implies flight altitudes in meters. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/17/european-skies-largely-remain-fly-zone/ Jim -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
