Nautical/Statute
 

Why oh why are things in aviation Statute miles for certain things and nautical for certain things? Why can everything from charts, visual reference, to ...all things just be either Nautical or statute?

thanks!

Because that makes too much sense. Seems like a lot of things in the wonderful world of aviation don't make a whole lot of sense. Like, why are there NACO charts in the training world when airlines use Jeppesen? Isn't training for the airlines ultimately what it all comes down to? That's the whole reason I started using Jepps instead of NACO.

Other than that, I agree that everything should be one or the other, not both.

Natural occurences such as weather are covered in statute miles which is the same as a mile (5,280 feet)and that is how they are reported, and everything else that is not used for navigational purposes.

A Nautical Mile is (6,076 feet) and is used for navigational purposes as in going to and fro, it is based on the circumference of the earth, that is where we get coordinates also when you travel in knots you are traveling in nautical miles, 1 Knot/hr is 1 nautical mile an hour.

* hope that helps, correct me if im wrong.

another interesting little morsel
 

The term knot and log originally are derived from the practice of using a "log" tied to a knotted rope as a method of gauging speed of a ship. The rope would be thrown into the water and the rope trailed behind the ship. The number of knots that passed off the ship and into the water in a given time would determine the speed in "knots".

-Wikipedia

So DME and reporting points to enter certain airport is in Nautical, right?

yes.......

Um.......sure:confused:

Jepps are practical in the airline world because of the limited number of airports they use. For my world, Standard chart books are essential because I go everywhere all the time. For me, training for the airlines isn't what it's all about, or where I ever want to end up.

Side note: When I was in training @ My college(won't mention it, hate to make the ERAU guys jealous:cool: ), we used the Jepp charts. Now try affording Jepp charts on your own, good luck!$!$!$!$!

Jepp charts are great, when somebody else is paying for them. :)