Why do PILOTS say "ROGER / WILCO"? Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

Gracias por su explicacion, muy util!

To save you time - "Roger" in the early days developed by using the letter "R" in morse code, meaning message "received". And Wilco is short for "will comply"

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Received Will Comply

Coz they say that in the airplane war movies that's why....

Roger doesn’t even feel like a real word anymore

Wilco is used almost daily in my flying career. Especially when its hold position etc :)

Tell us about the flat earth.

Dear Joe; How about Lectures on Avionics (Aviation Electronic System) of Commercial Aircrafts.

Because the pilots love SPACE QUEST and SIERRA ;)

That doesn't explain the use of "roger"

Roger, Wilco, Over, & Out are used in general US Military voice communications. Roger = I hear and understand. As you said, Wilco = Will Comply. Over is when you finish a reply and are waiting for more. Out is used when you are finished and do not expect a reply. So Wilco-Out is Will Comply and signing off. You never use Roger-Wilco together or Over-Out. It is one or the other.

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* I have a request that please do increase your volume by fitting a Mike in your shirt (in your all videos)

Roger Thatney: " I was serving as a testing pilot at the beginning of WW2 for the US Navy and since our plane equipped radio systems were not very advanced the signal was often getting lost and only parts of the conversations were heard, so whenever my name was called other pilots only heard 'Roger..', or '..That..', so we were often joking about the signal quality and eventually instead of saying 'I understand' they started jokingly saying 'Roger That'... "

On second thought let's not go to *Vietnam*... Tis a silly place...

Airplane tails are like shark fins

Should we pay for the newsletter captain?

now i knew that you went to vietnam! hope to see you one day

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@captain Joe why is the phrase " Soo Long " Used for?!!!

There is a chain of Liquor stores in New Jersey called Roger Wilco

Thanks for the explanation. I once asked “how do you know his name is Roger” 🙈. I think you can guess the response ☺️

Thanks Captain Joe! Great video! In english, Roger can not be accidentally mistaken for anything... Wilco? Wilcox? Willcox? Will co, or even will go could sound the same. Language is and always be a funny animal of a more and more connected world.

I have fond memories of my youth guiding Roger Wilco thru Space Quest adventure, great video as usual!

I really expected you to just jump into the pool at the end

You are right
I am an ex-service man and we were using Roger and Wilco in our radio communication. Roger we mean received message and understood and Wilco means received message, understood and we will take action. you took me back to those days

Good Morning Joe
Really informative video

Roger, Wilco

Hey Joe be carful in vietnam there is very traps !

Captain Joe your videos are awesome mahhn! Could you please make a video about flares

Cue "Airplane!" jokes!

Só Mais Uma Coisa Cápi !

You Are Not Flying Very Often to Latin America, Are You ?

I Can Tell You That There’s No Flight Without Brodcasting At Least a Couple of “WILCOs” Around Here in Ezeiza, Resistência, Mendoza, Santiago, Among Other FIRs Down Here.

It’s Common, Easy and, Now I’m Sure, It Belongs To Aviation History !

How Cool Is That ? ! ! !

By The Way, “CC” Stands For
“COPY and Will COMPLY” !

We Listen to It a Lot Flying on EURSAM !

It is an Expression That Dates Back to the Second World War.

Many Thanks !

Best Regards !

Ed
São Paulo
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Olá Cápi !

What About “CC” ?
What Does It Stand For ?
Many Thanks !

Also I’m sad you didn’t jump in the pool :(

It would be a controlled water landing.

I just wanted to tell you both good luck, we’re all counting on you.

-Airplane (Aka Joe’s Intro Dialogue)

"Airport it is! Roger wilco and all that." - Resetti 2020

That intro with the “Airplane!” Reference 🙏🏾

THERE’S A HOLE BELOW THE WATERLINE, WE’RE FLOODING QUICKLY

Where do you come from , where did you go, jgjgjgj Captain Joe 😂

first flight was NOT The Wright Bros but was by Richard Pearce in Nelson New Zealand 6 months earlier

Roger

I have fond memories of bombing Hochimin city when I was flying for the navy .

Space quest - Roger Wilco

Pilots say roger, because the are hidden combat droids from Star Wars.

As a pilot, I used "WILCO" for years. Flying as a private pilot, I sometimes flew with my friend Roger. If I would have used "Roger" with ATC, it would have confused my friend Roger......

I could never be a pilot. Even with subtitles I can't even recognize what they are saying 8-(

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Sooooo, did Romeo Roger Wilko?. :/

Cap when making a request to land but you didt understand the tower coz he was speaking to fast can you request to repeat what he said?