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

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Dear friends and followers, welcome back to my channel and to a great video about the famous ATC call out "ROGER/WILCO"
We'll be looking at how pilots or ATC came up with Roger, when to use it? If it is still in use? And most importantly it's meaning!
EVERYONE knows pilots use the phrase “roger that” when they’re in the air - but have you ever given any thought as to why?
The reason goes back to some of the very first flights.
A pilot needs support from staff on the ground when flying, but when the first plane was flown by the Wright brothers in 1903, there was no such thing as radio communication.
According to Wonderful Engineering, during Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first flight, they used flares, hand signals and coloured paddles to communicate while the plane was in the air.
As technology advanced, pilots began to use morse code to communicate, and then in 1915 air-to-ground voice transmission became possible.
To confirm a message had been received, they would signal the letter “R” (for “received”) in morse code.
When communication switched to radio, pilots carried on using the letter “R” to confirm a message but started to use the word “roger”.
As not all pilots speak English, it was decided by the International Telegraph Union in 1927 that “roger” would be an easier command than “received”.
The term then went on to become well-used as part of the international aviation language.
Pilots also used it during World War II, which further cemented it in history.
Although “Romeo” is now used instead of roger in the phonetic alphabet, “roger that” continues to be used widely around the world by pilots.
That’s not all. Pilots have an entire special language that they must speak, whatever their nationality.
But see more in the video!
Thank you very much for your time! I hope you enjoy this video!
Wishing you all the best!
Your "Captain" Joe
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[@jeremyklein9679]

I was waiting for the camera to zoom out and show you in swim trunks.

[@pisces2569]

Jeremy Klein 😂

[@alexsenrose2053]

Hahaha

[@mikejo8194]

Lol

[@riaangalini3661]

Looollll pilots are funny ❤️💛💚💙

[@VASAviation]

I knew you'd make a great video about it! Really useful :D

[@akhilemmanuel320]

ha your in this video

[@hitachi369]

Thank you for your excellent content!

[@albiedam3312]

Please make more content

[@lethaoink7628]

200th like :)

[@flyingwithkaza]

Hey Joe im David! At the time im writing this im 11 years old! Ever since i was 7 I wanted to become a pilot.Mostly cause im really interested in planes, i like travelling and etc. And by me watching your videos it really inspires me! You always make me feel confidant in my future job! Now keep up the good work! Ill stay active on your Chanel until im someone like you! (Amazing inspiring pilot),I love your plane videos so much keep up the good work! :)

[@PointReflex]

That "Airplane" reference at the intro... :)

[@davidhugill4668]

Or "Flying High" to people in various countries.

[@ShadowRaptor42]

0:35 We lost an engine Hold on I'm still eating this sandwich my wife made

[@topfelya]

Great explanation , thank you Joe ! --- ROGER

[@MarcoVenustus]

You around here? Nice. I love your spottings.

[@TheEsdaniel]

Roger roger

[@TheEsdaniel]

@toilet brush star wars reference to battle droids.they always say "Roger Roger "

[@lausimeyer6558]

Looks perfect for an after-work pool-party with the flight attendents.

[@martharetallick204]

He's a cargo pilot.

[@hsxenon]

@@martharetallick204 this is so sad

[@Kontaras987]

@@hsxenon Alexa play Despacito

[@ShadowRaptor42]

@@Kontaras987 Despacito play alexa

[@Mr_M_]

@@martharetallick204 Pretty sure he was a commercial pilot at one point though, so he's trained to do both

[@SimonSNB]

Best improvised backdrop yet

[@advaitmenon2667]

Totes✌🏻😎

[@Cissy2cute]

Hear those words quite often in movies. I always thought it did have something to do with the military. Love learning stuff like this.

[@Bl4ckw0lf1]

The White Zone is for the loading and unloading of passengers only, there is no parking in the Red Zone.

[@Ironhandjohn]

Pat Bubba Don’t start up with that White Zone shit again, Betty...

[@GavinY]

did you know they were married in real life

[@Bl4ckw0lf1]

Not only did I know that they were married in real life, but also that they worked at LAX together.

[@demetriosb5758]

Two years ago I went to Greece and me and my sister went before my parents. We ended up staying with my grandma for three weeks and I spent a lot of time siting around watching your videos. This was before my senior year of high school and I was deciding on what career to pursue. I watched probably 35 of your videos straight and decided right then and there I wanted to be a pilot. I’m almost done with getting my private pilot license and I just wanna say; thank you for posting these videos. I wouldn’t have chosen the career of a lifetime without them. I absolutely love what I’m studying and couldn’t be happier. These videos are the reason why I’m where I am today, and I can’t thank you enough.

[@oofgoof1451]

I was actually curious about that recently

[@MajorZeroCELL]

@kiwi700 Exactly what I'm thinking, man of culture :)

[@Cairoweaver26]

Oof Goof Same.

[@nabilbudiman271]

I heard Wilco from Jester AI on some DCS videos

[@Ariha011]

I watch this just to hear you explain something calmly. You make being a pilot look so much fun. Keep up the great work, I love seeing your flight insight videos. Share more fun plane areas that the average consumer doesn’t experience! Also how does a plane manage to fly or gain attitude to begin with? Sometimes flying still seems like magic to me

[@kubasamolot]

That ATC from “Airplane” 😂😂LMAO

[@Chrischi4598]

We have clearance, Clarence Roger, Roger. What‘s our vector, Victor?

[@fqidz]

wilco sounds like a supermarket

[@uy_spotter]

Sounds like Wingo Airlines

[@bg0124]

We have Wilko supermarkets in the uk

[@fqidz]

@@bg0124 coincidence? I think not!

[@martharetallick204]

Or a rock band.

[@jonno8183]

The supermarket chain was originally called Wilkinson(s) however most people referred to it as Wilko and that is what it became.

[@martinpauly]

Nice video, Joe. I have used "roger" countless times, without ever knowing where this phrase came from. Now I know - thanks! By the way, I (and many others here in the US) use "wilco" quite a bit. Maybe it differs from region to region... There are a number of ATC instructions which are not just mere information, but which require action from the pilot - without a mandatory readback. So I would say the pecking order is "roger" (I understand), "wilco" (I understand and will comply), and of course the full readback where required. All the best from a fellow German (living and flying in the US). - Martin

[@Rafael-xs8ny]

OMG i love that ending so funny😂 perfect

[@connectingwings7212]

A question to him: Did he really jumped in that pool?

[@Rafael-xs8ny]

@@connectingwings7212 don't think so but would be really funny😂

[@khalidabdulghani]

loooool

[@carterjames6696]

connectingwings He would’ve included it if he actually did

[@connectingwings7212]

@@carterjames6696 Yeah I think so

[@DrunkHog]

"AIRPLANE" soundbites at the beggining! So cool! :D ...and the Stellardome background music

[@Thiesi]

The correct explanation, however, is "because they love Space Quest."

[@LinhNguyen-tf1wq]

Welcome to Vietnam Captain Joe. I was born in Vietnam and joined ATP/KLGB last year for ratings. I love all your videos and enthusiasm. Hope to meet you one day

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

I think if Mentour Pilot (Petter) and Captain Joe did a video together, they should do a Boeing 737 vs the Boeing 747 video.☺️

[@CrimsonHelldrake]

You combine Roger & Wilco; you get a space quest janitor.

[@herenow6953]

Great! Love your channel! I used to work as ground crew and used the modern phonetic alphabet so never got to use ‘Roger’ - though we used to have an aircraft last two identifiers RL - but as a lightweight 737 we nicknamed her Rubber Legs rather than Romeo Lima 😁

[@mikearakelian6368]

Kiss ass

[@potvoramedia]

Anyone here remembers the 90's PC games from Sierra called Space Quest? There was a lead playable character called ROGER WILCO. I have played the game like 25 years ago for the last time and had no notion about its aviation meaning, but now I get it in full extent :-D.

[@thh1997ptvn]

It’s 2AM in Vietnam right now, worth the waiting tho.

[@EdPMur]

Went in Vietnam in December 2017, beautiful country!

[@thh1997ptvn]

@@EdPMur Thankyou!

[@loudnoise4690]

A) Extra points for using the dialog from the takeoff scene from Airplane. What about "Niner"? I have been told it is used because German speaking pilots might considered it as "NO". Not likely but what the heck.

[@brandosadventure]

Love the Airplane quote at the beginning

[@OP941nine]

Geez...even with the subtitles I'm having a hard time understanding the over the radio communications, hats off to you captain Joe 👍✈️

[@Matt5bm]

Have you made a video on why phones must be switched off/airplane mode during flight? Would like to see your explanation:)

[@dlai5702]

Thank you captain joe you have been a great inspiration to all of us

[@Damien.D]

Everybody know that Roger Wilco is the most (in)famous pilot of the galaxy.

[@taniabennetalva]

Woow beautiful backgrounds... nice swimming pool, i would jump right into it... don't deny it... you are livin' la vida loca, 🙈💃🏼💃🏼 Mola! as we say in Spain 🇪🇸👩🏼‍✈️

[@fermitupoupon1754]

Roger Wilco is a person, he's the protagonist of Space Quest.

[@JohnDoe-yn2cr]

Roger Wilco, space Janitor... Glad I'm not the only old guy around here.

[@alerey4363]

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

[@BorisFett]

Cool video. Im in the process of getting my privet pilots license and its cool to hear about things like this.

[@valerian_earthling]

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'... "

[@basilomondi]

Hello Captain Joe great work, very informative videos, you're really making my Dispatch course easier.

[@omniryx1]

In decades of flying, first in GA and then in commercial, I don't think I've heard WILCO half a dozen times. My favorite is Affirm, often spoken as A-firm. I use it all the time. I didn't realize how it had bled into all aspects of my life until I asked my son, then age six or seven, if he wanted mac and chee for his lunch and he replied "A-firm, dad."

[@Chilukar]

Roger is Uk slang for sexual intercourse. Make your own conclusions what speedbird pilots mean when they tell ATC to "roger that"

[@PilotUlli]

Dear Joe. Thank you very much for another great video! :-) I ask you again to make a video about how to become a pilot. There are so many different ways. You don't have to start with ATPL. You can also start with a glider oder a microlight. I think this would be very interesting for all the enthusiasts out there.

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video.☺️ When are u doing a video with Mentour pilot?☺️

[@Mircea020]

Mentour has way too long videos. Joe is German . Joe is straight to the point. If the video exceeds 10 minutes he may have 10 minutes of my time.

[@ismailhassan1234]

True but why not though right

[@devnull08]

We prefer Dutch Pilot Girl... 😉

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

John Keymer I guess so.😂👌🏾

[@morbidlyobese2944]

Mircea020 I disagree I think Peter explains thinks very well- and in depth, just has a way of making things easy to understand

[@marsgal42]

We're taught to do IFR-style read backs even when VFR. If the radio is busy acknowledging with your callsign meets legal requirements, but "roger" or "wilco" can fill in the blanks. Most airports insist on read backs of any clearance relating to the active runway. "ABC taxi Delta, Echo hold short 12 squawk 3456".

[@morbidlyobese2944]

Nice glad you’re doing some atc communication videos 👍🏻🇰🇵

[@flyingwithkaza]

Hey Joe im David! At the time im writing this im 11 years old! Ever since i was 7 I wanted to become a pilot.Mostly cause im really interested in planes, i like travelling and etc. And by me watching your videos it really inspires me! You always make me feel confidant in my future job! Now keep up the good work! Ill stay active on your Chanel until im someone like you! (Amazing inspiring pilot),I love your plane videos so much keep up the good work! :)

[@giulianoviola8286]

Hi joe, have you ever crashed on a simulator?? Greetings from Argentina.

[@adibsadman4094]

I would not assume so

[@mihirpatil8843]

@@adibsadman4094 maybe in his first training flight

[@joelangley7974]

RECUP_ XD probably, pilots train for the worst situations so he probably has crashed in a sim to understand how to react if it were to happen for real

[@Vee3000]

Joe Langley he wouldn’t crash on purpose he’d get a situation to try everything on his mind to get out of that situation a lot of people never crash in their lives simulated or not

[@ZZstaff]

I was in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 and have very bad memories of almost all of my experiences. From your short clip of Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, it looks to be a different world. I only went to Ben Hoa, then an American air base, a few times for major supplies. The Air Force boys actually had beds to sleep on; I was used to sleeping on the ground and occasionally on a cot.

[@zoltannemeth8195]

You misspelled Saigon. BTW my dad also flew to Vietnam as a Boeing pilot. But it was a B-52.

[@flightscannernigeria341]

HCMC, Vietnam is one of our favourite cities! The food is next level! Thanks again for another great video.

[@alikarakaya8582]

Pool is awesome like captain joe

[@morre6748]

I love the Airplane extract in the intro!

[@taylorryan6043]

Who would have guessed I would be saying that in morse code when I used this face .-.

[@xneapolisx]

"We have clearance Clarence." "Roger Roger, what's our vector Victor?" Hahaha...loved the AIRPLANE reference in your intro to the video. Great job explaining Roger/Wilco. Rock on skipper! :)

[@iprohoodini7889]

You should do vlogs once in a while

[@DrFrank-xj9bc]

Our daughter together with a girl friend just cruised Vietnam by motorcycles, from Saigon/ Ho-Chi- Minh to Hanoi , over 2500 km, and also using the old Ho-Chi-Minh road for several 100km wilderness .. great and beautiful country .. such an adventure a pilot won't encounter so soon.. now they are in NZ for a few months.Btw, Quantas obviously was the most favorite airline on their ways.

[@lukefromtonight]

What watch(s) do you you wear Captain Joe? ⌚

[@canonballsimp]

I use wilco at least twice a day. This is because you should use it whenever you are asked to "report" something. ie "Report localiser established", you should read back "wilco", not the whole sentence. In the clip you played, the read back by the Scandinavian sounding pilot was perfect!

[@livestn]

is that a green screen or you were actually at the pool?

[@Atzy]

I don't mean any disrespect, but what are your sources for this? Airborne radio telegraphy was pioneered by the Royal Flying Corps in the 1910s, and they had working two-way radio communication as early as 1915. If they were to use a word to represent R, they would have said "Robert", not Roger, as that was the British military phonetic alphabet at the time. This origin story sounds bass ackwards

[@squidwardtentacles8408]

Wilco means will comply

[@LordInter]

Will do

[@kakurerud7516]

i have no idea where this channel came from or why but definitely subbed.

[@GoldenProductionTE]

Hey Joe! What are your views of the supposed automatization of flight? Do you think this will become a threat to people who now choose to become a pilot?

[@him4nshubhardwaj]

Na never!!! 🙂

[@jassy6046]

As you explained "wilco" stands for "will comply" and is VERY important to avoid confusion on reportings. If ATC asks you to report something in the future you can NOT just read it back but you have to confirm that you will comply the report when a certain condition is fulfilled. If ATY e.g. says "...enter control zone via inbound route November, expect runway 24. Next report November." and you would read back, your last words would be "report November." and that might lead to a confusion whether you already ARE on position November. So you read back the route and RWY you have to expect and end with a simple "Wilco" what is nothing else than a promise to the controller that you WILL report November once you're there. (Ah and by the way: Even when the Wrights are always referred as the First Motor Flight there was Karl Jatho who flew six month before.)

[@jassy6046]

ah yes, and: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGUeISsjLKMoc0 . OVER!

[@abeljohnson6]

ROGER,ROGER CAPTAIN JOE

[@pettergardo3874]

Got to love the pronunciation of the Kallax ATC, even in English the local northern Swedish dialect shines through.

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

I was in the American Civil Air Patrol in high school and knew this. One thing you do not want to hear while flying is FUBAR!

[@maxheiliger6693]

Joyce Joseph what does „FUBAR” mean?

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

@@maxheiliger6693 It is not the kind of language I would use. It is used by the military and sometimes police.

[@maxheiliger6693]

Joyce Joseph do you mean „fouled up beyond all repair”? Because that’s what google gave me

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

@@maxheiliger6693 Yes that is the cleaned up version. Most military do not use the word "fouled". Thank you sir.

[@beachforestmountain4269]

FUBAR = "Fully Uncontrollable Begin A Rescue" (that's the clean version which i just made up). Otherwise it's "Fu%#ed Up Beyond A Repair" (the not-so-clean version). @@maxheiliger6693

[@justanotherhuman-d6l]

Thank god! I had people yell at me saying WILCO was not a thing, never was a thing, and was akin to the "Mandela effect"

[@dihydrogenmonoxid1337]

Never clicked on a notification this fast? Roger-that! Now you did.

[@einarbolstad8150]

Roger Wilco, the hero of the classic Space Quest games.

[@paxion2022]

Charlie , Oscar and Romeo are Aviation’s Three Stooges 😅

[@roichir7699]

What about Mike?

[@pilotgrrl1]

@@roichir7699 Mike is Shemp in this scenario.

[@natelloyd4796]

@@roichir7699 Or Victor? Are Juliet and Sierra their girlfriends?

[@richarddaugherty8583]

Good video on radio terminology! As a ham radio operator I use Roger, Wilco, and Copy very frequently, especially when we're doing drills or actual disaster communications support. For the audience, the difference between Roger and Copy is Roger means you understood the transmission or instruction, vs. Copy which means you wrote it down. Unfortunately Copy is often used when folks mean Roger (and they should not do that). For example if I'm going to send a radiogram or ICS-213 message I'll ask the other station if they are ready to copy (write). Then I have to dictate at a speed the other operator can copy at (which takes a LOT of practice).

[@odin9963]

are you on the hilton hotel inn that video

[@flickpad]

Favourite fun fact - When legendary Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson unexpectedly survived a cancer scare, he immediately got together with Who front-man Roger Daltry to record an album. The album was called... You guessed it... "Going Back Home' (What a missed opportunity!) 😉

[@EthanPricco]

I’m early but I don’t know what to say.

[@genevieve571]

Me basically 😂😂

[@theflightsimboy4310]

That's sad

[@fqidz]

you just said something

[@terryboyer1342]

Then don't say anything. We'll survive. :)

[@Marco-wz3ff]

7.966

[@brucestarr4438]

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.

[@22_parthibbanerjee59]

Captain, why do pilots wear white uniform?

[@capella3368]

Airlines are huge companies

[@22_parthibbanerjee59]

@@capella3368 So

[@tingsharon6591]

Probably look *HANDSOME* 😆

[@Aisthetes24]

Nice video! I’ve been asking this question for a while! Thanks for this video captain!

[@srg1030]

Jump into the pool, you won't...

[@dwaynecoy1871]

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"

[@GonzaloAlvarezWoodCat]

"Roger" was kill by "Romeo" >>> ROFL!

[@erikhjortsater5461]

I actually really like it when you use different backgrounds and I don’t mind you mixing it up! I understand that you want home “studio”, which is fine, but this way it gives us some sort of look at your everyday pilot life! Edit: Signed up for your new letter!

[@PeeKayEx]

Never click so fast in my life

[@JNUK9599]

Surely love the Airplane! intro. And don‘t call me Shirley!

[@vssteam4893]

Play real flight similator RFS joe

[@mohammedalnaseri4346]

AİRBUS -A380 plus Why would he do that when he can just go fly?

[@martintheiss743]

@@mohammedalnaseri4346 actually many commercial pilots do that. it was rumored the lead pilot for the disappeared Malay flight was actually practicing what is literally an escape maneuver to attempt to evade all logical radar contacts in that area.

[@mohammedalnaseri4346]

martin theiss Ah okay, didn’t know that! But as Joe says, a good pilot is always learning!

[@martintheiss743]

@@mohammedalnaseri4346 problem with many American pilots is that they are restricted to 1000 flight hours a year or 10 hours a 24 hour day In aircraft or on assigned training time. you can buy aircraft sims that are actually very close to the real thing.

[@WattedoeninberlijnNl030]

Hey Joe, awesome video! As a daughter of an Airforce officer, I was raised with Roger and Wilco 😅 (and many other abreviations haha!). Could you make a t-shirt with “Roger, Wilco?” That would be so funny! 👍🏻

[@hoodinisharif1860]

I work on the ramp you gotta speak like you’re an air traffic controller saying ROGER, COPY, AFFIRMATIVE,NEGATIVE and all that Jazz

[@BillySugger1965]

Wilco has specific and correct usage, per the SAS1049 example at 4:45. There are parts of a clearance which it is mandatory to read back, and you may wilco the other parts for brevity, which is particularly useful in busy RT conditions. I’m just a PPL with 150 hours and I’ve used wilco countless times. Maybe it’s more popular in GA in the UK. But it has real benefits when used correctly.

[@kristonurmik9235]

0:16 you read my mind.

[@elijahrettin6233]

You should have like the Captain Joe Logo on a hat. I’d soo buy it. Or have some of your sayings on it. Either way, I’d buy your merch. Your like a mentor to me, teaching me slowly as I do want to become a pilot myself.

[@parimal7528]

Nice vid Joe. In India, the registration of aircrafts is VT-. So it feels good to hear pilot & ATC saying Victor Tango everytime communication is established !

[@rhysspear440]

I was taught, it stood for "regarding orders given everything recieved"

[@TakeDeadAim]

Interesting tidbit regarding "Wilco" use in the Navy. The ONLY person aboard a Naval warship allowed to broadcast a "Wilco" is the Commanding Officer. Every other OOD can only respond with a "Roger" as an acknowledgement of the receipt of the transmission whereas the "Wilco"(the comply part) assumes that it will be obeyed as received...which only the CO can ultimately acknowledge.

[@richardrich4320]

I've just viewed your newest video Captain Joe - and what is amazing you've posted it just today and you've got over 37 000 views - its like WOW . I just hope you dont think (only) about selling your t-shirts online ...while flying 'equipment 747' lol which I know you dont cuz you seems to be a very detailed and focused person at anything you do .All the best !

[@somanathanpillai1949]

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

[@johnsmith-qf1op]

I like that steward. Rodger that!.

[@matejovik1351]

Hi Joe, i 've got question. Why companies like Boeing or Airbus dont put a GRID in front of engine blades? It will prevent damaging engine by birds or even a ground personal or objects on ground. I know i wont look good, but why they dont put it there? Greetings from Czech Republic.

[@crossedrifles6005]

I was a USMC KC-130 Loadmaster/Airborne Radio Operator until 2013 and I operated the HF radios overwater. We often used Roger and WILCO when communicating with San Fran, Manila and others. The pilots used UHF/VHF and they also used those terms. From 2013-2016 I was a crew-member on KC-130J models and pilots still used those terms. Maybe it’s a military thing.

[@Spidouz]

2:36 this is not only about English language barrier, but also because of phonetics on sometimes bad audio transmission conditions, even if you miss some part of the word you will guess it, if you only hear “-oger”, you will guess it was meant to be “roger” since there’s no other words matching this phonetics sound. If you hear “alf- -oger nov-“ (or Alf- -omeo nov-) you can understand it means “Alpha Roger/Romeo November” and therefor “ARN”. And this phonetic sounds will work in pretty much all languages.

[@Spidouz]

Btw, the reason some words did change is actually to make it more unique and international to avoid any words to sound identical on bad communication audio. However, in some countries (such the US), “roger” is still been used over “Romeo” which is more appropriate. But hey, they’re still using imperial system too... j/k

[@josephkrol8330]

A bit unrelated, but a family member who flies for the airlines once told me this: He was taxiing in Houston (IAH) when a Lufthansa A380 requested clearance to taxi. The tower said, "No, not yet. We've got someone in front of you." One minute later, they requested taxi again. The tower of course replied, "No, not yet." This exchange would happen two more times until another pilot came on frequency and quipped, "NEIN!"

[@purplealice]

Thanks for the clip from "Flight Of The Phoenix" - I always loved that movie! I once saw a cartoon drawing of a really geeky-looking guy in a pilot's uniform, wearing the nametag "Roger Wilco" :-)

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What a lovely backdrop.