A lot of that had to do, I understand, with the fact that the mainland European air traffic control system was pretty much trashed after World War II, and the US military had a lot to do with recreating it - and used their favorite units while doing so.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Payne Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 14:39 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47185] Re: Air flight altitudes in meters I've read some of the later posts on this subject, I'm impressed by the knowledge of many of you here, it's all been explained very well. Just as the media change meters to feet here in the US, the media elsewhere change feet to meters when reporting stories elsewhere, so planes in Germany fly at so and so meters. There are two regions on the planet where aircraft fly altitude in meters, these are China and Russia and the former Soviet republics which have tended to maintain the meter altitudes whereas Eastern Europe has mostly reverted to feet (Flight Levels and Altitude) so that everyone in Europe is on the same page. My posts to USMA are still not coming thru, cannot figure out why. Hence I reply to everyone. Mike Payne ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Frysinger" <[email protected]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 18 April 2010 19:13 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-zo ne/ > > 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 >
