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Greg Bacon
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Claim to Fame: I coined the phrases Perl golf and XY problem.

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How should I establish initial contact with ATC after being handed off by another controller?
Sep 28, 2016
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May a non-instrument pilot legally file IFR as long as he amends and doesn’t accept an instrument clearance?
Jan 28, 2016
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Why do we call it a ramp?
Dec 14, 2015
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FAA: May I log as cross-country a flight with two or more short legs?
Dec 7, 2015
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May I enter Class C airspace if I'm told "remain VFR"?
May 23, 2015
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Who said "A little of all of us goes with every pilot we lose"?
Nov 26, 2017
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How to Recover from a Spin in Cessna 172?
May 24, 2015
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Should you immediately attain max glide speed after engine failure?
Nov 27, 2016
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Was John F. Kennedy Jr.’s accident airplane equipped with an autopilot?
Dec 4, 2017
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Are there any regulations about the distance between destination and alternate airports?
Apr 8, 2016
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What is the preferred method for linking official publications that expire regularly?
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Why do we allow ‘smart’ quotes to be replaced with 'straight' quotes
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Missing search hit for "circled r"
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Is [recovery] a meta-tag?
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Are questions that may come up on the oral portion of the practical test on topic?
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How to fix a locale setting warning from Perl
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