ABRIS Distance Units

[JG14_Smil]

Hello to all,

 

BS manual says we should have these units for distance in the ABRIS. "KM and NM". Instead I see we have KM, AM, MM. (OPTION/SETUP/UNITS)

 

Any ideas of what AM and MM are supposed to be?

 

thanks,

Edited November 1, 2016 by JG14_Smil

[OneStooge]

I assume MM stands for morskaya milya which means nautical mile (as per google translate), so MM = NM. One thing that slipped past translating the ABRIS info.

AM is a bit of a mystery to me though.

[QuiGon]

I assume MM stands for morskaya milya which means nautical mile (as per google translate), so MM = NM. One thing that slipped past translating the ABRIS info.

AM is a bit of a mystery to me though.

 

I guess AM is the land mile then.

[Fri13]

Could it be miles?

 

Just measure distance in Km, change the unit and see distance and then divide it to get ratio and check what ratio distance it is :-D

[OneStooge]

I haven't got the sim up now but is it AM or ДM, the latter being in latin DM? Just a wild guess but the Russian translation of the yard starts with the letter Д (Двор - Dvor) again according to the google translator.

 

EDIT: Scrap that LOL turns out I forgot yard has different meanings. This is not the yard you're looking for.

Edited November 1, 2016 by OneStooge

[JG14_Smil]

:)

 

Thanks guys, very interesting! I wonder when it was changed. I know for a fact the NM and KM were the only units in the past. I don't think there was ever a reference to statute miles.

Edited November 1, 2016 by JG14_Smil

[QuiGon]

:)

 

Thanks guys, very interesting! I wonder when it was changed. I know for a fact the NM and KM were the only units in the past. I don't think there was ever a reference to statute miles.

 

It's been like this for quite some time now (2 years at least, probably more). I know this, because I always switch to MM whenever I fly the KA-50.