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NM or nmi, but not nm. Confusion in units is never a good thing.
by gdxhyrd 7y ago
NM or nmi, but not nm.
Confusion in units is never a good thing.
- nradov 7y agoThe FAA uses "NM" (capitalized) in federal regulations.
- nwallin 7y agoI don't think I've ever seen someone use M, NM, or nmi for nautical mile. I've only ever seen nm. I used nautical miles a lot in a previous career, in the context of aircraft mission planning. Telling people in the industry to use nmi or NM seems a lot like telling computer people to use MiB or GiB instead of MB or GB, or to pronounce gif "jiff". They're just not going to change.
- gdxhyrd 7y agoIt is going to change. I use MiB and GiB. I also use the ISO standard for dates, etc. Precisely because they are now standard. Saying it is not going to change is what makes things harder.