Knots or MPH?? That Is The Question

[Geico266]

Do you use knots or MPH to describe how fast you are going in an airplane ..... and why?

[DonFromTX]

I have always used MPH, no real reason, the airspeed was calibrated that way, and it made more sense to me somehow.

[gbrasch]

Real pilots use knots............

[DanBaier]

Knots. A holdover from IFR training and I've stayed with that. Except, there's a guy on the field with a Lancair 320 - so for him, I speak in Km/H.

Dan

[Dennis_I]

Knots in the RV, MPH in the Super Cub and KM/H in my car...

[Vlad]

I brag in kilometers per hour because the numbers are impressive but system requires knots that's what I use

[scard]

That would be mighty embarrassing, while on an IFR flight, to report your speed in MPH when prompted by ATC. You might get asked if your riding a tricycle or something .

[Geico266]

Knots are for ships. No one cares how fast a ship goes. No one (the general public) knows how fast a knot is so you have to sit there and explain it every time. This is a waste of time, spent only attempting to make the pilot feel superior over the person asking. (Right Marty!??)

Think of how many time you have had to ask; "Knots or MPH" at OSH or any other time you are talking speed. Folks! We are talking about wasting time at OSH! There should be a law against that!

MPH is for airplanes. Most pilots uses statue miles to a destination when traveling they usually don't use nautical miles. There is that term again "nautical".... is for ships! Why confuse the issue?

I hereby declare MPH the official measure of speed for RV's.

[Mike S]

Yeah, what Larry said.

Soon as they start marking maps with knots to show distance from place to place, then it will make sense to use them.

[Flyfalcons]

Knots is aviation standard. MPH can be used by LSA pilots with an inferiority complex.