Roques decided the établissements d'aéronautique (aeronautical establishments) should be called escadrilles (squadrons) and aéroplanes should henceforth be called avions, after the name chosen by Clément Ader for his own aircraft and in homage to this visionary engineer with whom he corresponded regularly. It was also Roques who initiated the carnet de vol (pilot's log book) system, still in use today.
Roques designated aeronautical establishments as escadrilles (squadrons) and required that aéroplanes be referred to as avions from then on, adopting this naming convention inspired by Clément Ader’s aircraft and in tribute to the visionary engineer with whom he frequently corresponded. Roques was also responsible for establishing the carnet de vol (pilot's log book) system, which is still utilized today.