For those of us who grew up wanting to be pilots, part of the appeal was just being able to use all the cool sky captain slang. Alas, no matter how many times I say, “roger, Roger”, nobody has offered me their keys to their airplane. Fortunately, CityBase Apartments has produced a guide to common slang and codewords used by pilots on airplanes. So now you can know what to expect when you overhear your flight attendant mentioning a “holding pattern” or a “ground stop”- a lot more time in a cramped plastic seat.