From what I know the vast majority of nautical travel is measured in knots. It just feels a little ancient for this world of technology. Wether it’s a ship or amphibious craft the speed is always knots. We have pretty reliable GPS and satellite nav nowadays even to the point you can buy a GPS speedometer for less than $50 for your car. I completely understand the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” philosophy but surely it would make life just that little bit easier for sailors and captains to have their speed in MPH/KPH?
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IT’s just an alternate scale. What does GPS have to do with anything? Aircraft also use knots and GPS is an integral part of modern aircraft navigation, but it displays the speed in knots. Why would it make things any easier to be in a scale they don’t understand in the context as well? I don’t know why you think knots are more outdated than mph for example. How about the US stops using farenheit then we can talk.
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