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and "level" at '", rather than say, "climbing" or descending to said altitude, is self exlanatory! or isnt it?
Partick:
As always, I enjoy your columns. In this one you mention "The atmospheric standard for sea level is 29.92 inches (1013.2 mb), ... "Altimeter: two-niner eight-six," for example. " and also that pilots think about fuel in pounds.
I know that English is the international language for aviation, but do pilots everywhere have to cope with English units of measure, or does the rest of the world use the metric system for aircraft load and weights, altitude, barometric pressure, etc?
Thanks for an answer & keep up the good work!
Stephen Geis
Geneva, Switzerland
