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I guess you could take the context of the article. There would be no way to measure in nanometers in that situation. So if someone does not know that nautical m
by backspace_ 7y ago
I guess you could take the context of the article. There would be no way to measure in nanometers in that situation. So if someone does not know that nautical miles was implied, it should be easy to infer that nm was not nanometer.
- StavrosK 7y agoI did infer that, but was extremely confused because I didn't know what else it could be.
- ogre_codes 7y agoThe source isn't really intended for general consumption. It's a briefing intended for pilots and others in the industry. The goal of these kind of documents is to help pilots and air traffic controllers to learn from their mistakes.
- mirimir 7y agoSure, but that didn't stop me from thinking "nanometer" whenever I saw it. Initially, I was wondering what font screwup could turn "km" into "nm".
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoSame! I was wondering A) how in the world they managed to get that closr and B) how they managed to measure it.