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UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEED. Statute Mile is a distance of 5,280 Nautical Mile (6,080 feet) is the average length of one minute of latitude. Kilometer is a distance of 1,000 meters. 50 KM. Level Four 417.03b. OHP # 1. UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEED.
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UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEED • Statute Mile is a distance of 5,280 • Nautical Mile (6,080 feet) is the average length of one minute of latitude. • Kilometer is a distance of 1,000 meters. 50 KM Level Four 417.03b OHP # 1
UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEED • Knot is a speed of one nautical mile per hour • Mph is one statute mile per hour • KMH is one kilometer per hour. • Abbreviation for Nautical miles is N. miles or N.M. - for statute miles it is, S. miles or S.M. The abbreviation for kilometers is km and for knots is kts. 30 Mph Level Four 417.03b OHP # 2
THE “ONE-IN-SIXTY”RULE • An error in the track of one degree will cause an error in position of about one mile in a distance of 60 miles. 60 Miles 1 Mile Level Four 417.03b OHP # 3
Name: Fill the correct term into the blank space found in each statement. 1. is a distance of 5,280 feet. 2. (6,080 feet) is the average length of one minute of latitude. 3. is a distance of 1,000 meters. 4. is a speed of one nautical mile per hour. 5. is one statue mile per hour. 6. is one kilometer per hour. Terms: Kph Nautical Mile Minute Yard Mph Degree Kilometer Mach Statute Mile KMH Meter Knot Level Four 417.03b OHP # 4