Re: Meaning and origin of term I've heard in a few movies

>Hello,
>
>Was watching Event Horizon last night and kept hearing the crew use the
term
>"five by five".  It seemed to indicate that everything is working fine.
 I
>thought that I've also heard the term in another SF movie (Aliens,
maybe?).

Ferro the dropship pilot says "we're in the pipe, five by five" as the
dropship heads down to LV-426.

The security guards here at work also say it during radio checks,
however,
I've never heard it in the UK.

Stuart.

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