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Each country has its own way of measuring all sorts of things. So what happens in aviation with pilots and planes flying all over the world? Do pilots use meters or feet? Kilograms or pounds? Celsius or Fahrenheit? What is a knot when we're talking about speeds and why are nautical miles used?
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Each country has its own way of measuring all sorts of things. So what happens in aviation with pilots and planes flying all over the world? Do pilots use meters or feet? Kilograms or pounds? Celsius or Fahrenheit? What is a knot when we're talking about speeds and why are nautical miles used?