Why do pilots say Rodger?

Answer 1

they're very forgetful and not good with names, same thing with space men, always callin people huston, i think it might be the high altitude

Answer 2

http://www.ac6v.com/73.htm#roger

EXCERPT BELOW: from above link


ORIGINS OF ROGER WILCO

Incidentally according to the “Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins” by William and Mary Morris(Harper Collins, New York, 1977, 1988). ROGER -- "in the meaning of 'Yes, O.K., I understand you -- is voice code for the letter R. It is part of the 'Able, Baker, Charlie' code known and used by all radiophone operators in the services in the 40's - 50's.

From the earliest days of wireless communication, the Morse code letter R (dit-dah-dit) has been used to indicate 'O.K. -- understood.' So 'Roger' was the logical voice-phone equivalent." Also from “I Hear America Talking” by Stuart Berg Flexner (Von Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1976).“Roger! A code word used by pilots to mean ‘your message received and understood’ in response to radio communications; later it came into general use to mean ‘all right, OK.’ Roger was the radio communications morse code word for the letter R, which in this case represented the word ‘received.’ ‘Roger Wilco’ was the reply to ‘Roger’ from the original transmitter of the radio message, meaning ‘I have received your message that you have received my message and am signing off.” Wilco implies "I will comply"

Answer 3

I think Sebastien's Pilot has the hots for some guy named Roger....

Answer 4

They say Roger not Rodger

Answer 5

from the Archives under Roger Wilco;

ROGER -- "in the meaning of 'Yes, O.K., I understand you -- is voice code for the letter R. It is part of the 'Able, Baker, Charlie' code known and used by all radiophone operators in the services. From the earliest days of wireless communication, the Morse code letter R (dit-dah-dit) has been used to indicate 'O.K. -- understood.' So 'Roger' was the logical voice-phone equivalent." "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988).

Answer 6

pilots are bad at remembering names, so they call everybody Roger. : )

Answer 7

this is what i think ... dunno if its correct or not .. i think when the first radios were invented they used to get a lot of static ... (duno how but true ) so they kinda i nvented a word in place of "yes" as yes can be easily missed because of its hissing pronounciation .. and affirmative would have been too big ... and they still use this . .. by the way they use ok or affirmative too .... something like that ... i like the logic on this by the way ...

Answer 8

that's a featured question. I never did think to look at it.

Answer 9

they don't like fred ot henry

Answer 10

RODGER....RAM JET......... I THINK....!