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Old August 24th 03, 01:53 AM
Dave Ellis
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1 Knot = 1 NM/Hr = 6080ft/Hr * 1Hr/60min = 101.3 Ft/min
For practical variometer purposes, equate 1 knot to 100 ft/min

Dave Ellis


"Steve B" wrote in message
om...
I think in Feet Per Minute... I must be from a different country.

How do you convert Kts per Sec / Meters per sec / Kilometers etc... to
Feet per minute

Thanks