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Author:  kizzle [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:48 am ]
Post subject:  Altitude in Meters
Hi Dave,

Would it be possible to have an option in PFE that would allow you to select meters if the ATC uses meters versus feet?

Regrds
Author:  Dave March [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
Where in the world does that occur?
Author:  kizzle [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
China, don't hold me to that though. I'll check what they're doing in Russia and other places in the far east.

Regards

Kizzle
Author:  kizzle [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
Russia uses Meters as well.

Regards
Author:  JET 1 [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
All of Russia and most of the old soviet states and China. So quite a bit of territory actually.

It would require a whole different set of phraseology I think.

"Climb to flight level 9500 meters" etc..
Author:  Ray Lunning [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
Does anybody actually fly Russia or China...?? :?: :roll: How about the Antartica..?? :o

Ray Lunning
Author:  JET 1 [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
Ray Lunning wrote:
Does anybody actually fly Russia or China...?? :?: :roll: How about the Antartica..?? :o
How about everybody who likes to fly long haul from Europe to the Far East? :o
Author:  vololiberista [ Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
The ICAO rules state that altitude is quoted in feet. The captain of an a/c may tell his passengers that he is flying at 11,000 meters but ATC will tell him he is flying at FL 390.
It is true that sometimes when pilots and ATC are not speaking English they may speak using meters BUT as far as I know in all non English speaking countries pilots must have an ICAO level 4 qualification in English before they can fly IRC.
So be content to use feet. It's the rule.
Vololiberista
Author:  JET 1 [ Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
vololiberista wrote:
The ICAO rules state that altitude is quoted in feet. The captain of an a/c may tell his passengers that he is flying at 11,000 meters but ATC will tell him he is flying at FL 390.
It is true that sometimes when pilots and ATC are not speaking English they may speak using meters BUT as far as I know in all non English speaking countries pilots must have an ICAO level 4 qualification in English before they can fly IRC.
So be content to use feet. It's the rule.
Vololiberista
Sorry, but you're just plain wrong.

ICAO states can rule exceptions to ICAO regulations, and Russia among others mentioned, is using a national METRIC SYSTEM for altitudes, speeds and flight levels. It's not just translating feet into meters due to communication reasons.

How that relates to PFE, is another thing.
Author:  Ray Lunning [ Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Altitude in Meters
I hope you don't include "knots" or "nautical miles" as part of a metric system...
Miles per hour or kilometers per hour I don't believe are ever used..
I am sure some one will prove me wrong..... :x

Ray Lunning
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