Switch position (Up or down?)

[DrewBlows]

Now why is that backwards? With the altimeter tape, the numbers that would equate to pulling the nose up are at the top. So, wouldn't it make sense to do the same with the speed tape, e.g. pull the nose up, speed goes lower?

Keep pulling that nose up and see what direction the altitude tape goes.

It's backwards because every other manufacturer in the world has decided to do the opposite. Betamax was a superior video cassette medium, how did that work out?