I guess Im a dodo, but I use roger all the time. And I hear it all the time from ATC. The term is in the Pilot/Controller Glossary (November 2016 edition): ROGER-I have received all of your last transmission. It should not be used to answer a question requiring a yes or a no answer. Buffalo Airways still flies a DC-4 so maybe the articles statement is predicting roger will go out sometime in the future?
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I just read “When ATC Screws Up” in the February issue—a good article and good advice. Just one minor nit though: While non-standard phraseology is bad, “Roger” is fine. Check the pilot-controller glossary in the AIM for example.
Karol Zadora via email
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What am I missing? I read Mr. Burnside’s comment under the sidebar “‘Roger’ went out with the DC-4.”
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