Charlie

[chiglet]

OK,
As a BOF [In aviation since 1963] I KNOW the usual
"Roger" "Wilco"....but where the Chuff did "Charlie" originate:confused:
We aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[canberra]

the first time i came across it being used was in the late 70s. basically it was a way of saying whether or not you copied something. i suspect as a lot of things in aviation speak it was copied from the former colonies across the pond.

[ATCO Two]

My understanding is Charlie = Correct.




Capt. Crosswind
Still just another number
posted 12th June 2002 02:19
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Charlie
That is Charlie, ATCO2
It comes from the Marine International Flag Code of Signals.
Flag C is the Affirmative in the Single letter code.

[Check 6]

Charlie is the phonetic for "C". The letter "C" was used in telegraphy to indicate Correct. Another example, the letter "R" is used in telegraphy to indicate R eceipt (received) of a message. In voice communications, the old phonetic R oger is used for the same thing, i.e. message received.

;)

[wysiwyg]

I'm glad to see that someone has posted about this as I have noticed that using the word 'charlie' seems to have become all the rage in the last few weeks. I guess give it a few more weeks and it will die down again.

[BlueEagle]

You will hear 'Charlie' used a lot on HF communication as reception is often very poor and Charlie is internationally recognised as meaning, "Yes, correct etc".

[chiglet]

Thanx
I "suspected" as such, but nice to have it confirmed:)
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

We don't hear "Roger-D" much nowadays......