Why to pilots say 'roger'?

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Pilots say "roger" to mean "I have received all of your last transmission". It should never be used to answer a question requiring a "yes" or "no" answer.

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Roger, roger. What's our vector, Victor?

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Roger also means "copy", "heard you" on the radio in the military and civilian aviation. This usage comes from the letter "R" of "received" which in the old phonetic alphabet was called "roger" (now called Romeo) in radio alphabets (such as the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet). It is commonly proceeded with the word "that" to form the common aviation phrase "Roger That". It is also often shortened in writing to "rgr".

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It in fact does not mean "I will comply" as many think, that distinction goes to the phrase "wilco" which is formed from the phrase "will comply".

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Roger Doger you dirty old codger.

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To say that they acknowledged or heard what the traffic controller said.

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Roger indicates "received". Why they started saying roger instead of received is probably because, even if garbled, the operator giving instruction would know that their message was received. Also is the term "wilco" which stands for "will comply". Interesting question, I'm 54 and don't the origin, maybe there is an even older fart out there that does.

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Pilots say 'roger' to indicate that they have adknowledge & positively understood a particular instruction or command and they will excute that instruction or command.
This term is also use in the military; enforcement agencies...

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Sometime I say "Roger" just to get an extra half second to sort out in my mind what I'm suppose to readback to ATC, especially when given Runway-in-use, QNH, taxy instructions and holding positions all at one go!

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ROGER is yes in army
The pilots use it

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It means yes
or understood

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