pilotsav27
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sounds good to me
the damning part?...or the meat of my post?
sounds good to me
the damning part?...or the meat of my post?
Agreed.The problem is that many pilots seem to use "Roger" when they actually mean "Affirmative" or "WILCO".
He has a very unique personality. He has smacked many students with a ruler while in the airplane! Thats just the way he is and I've gotten used to it. I think it actually makes me perform a little better knowing that he will get a little "upset" if I make a boo boo. Plus he has high expectations of me (I have them for myself as well), and I think he is trying to push me to be better. I have no problem with being pushed, but sometimes it can be a little overboard!
It can be useful when no other response makes sense.
"Skyhawk 35LlamaUnicorn, birds reported on final for 13"
"Roger, November 35LlamaUnicorn"
So my CFII that Im currently using says that under no circumstance should I say Roger. Occasionally, I do say it. Is that bad? If so, why do I constantly hear center and other professional pilots use the term? Is it acceptable? If so, why is my instructor so against it? I've tried to get him to explain but he insists its not to be used and that is the extent of his explanation.
I say roger all the time hopeing that people like your instructor are listening. They just hate it. I was once behind a ups takeoff, on the departure hand off they just said "roger ups 123". Good enough for me.