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Bret Copeland
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Private pilot and overall fan of aviation and spaceflight. Currently a software developer for York Space Systems. Formerly a developer and team lead for this company, Stack Overflow.

I once gave a popular talk on How to Land the Space Shuttle.

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How does the Space Shuttle slow down during re-entry, descent, and landing?
Dec 24, 2015
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I just flew into class B airspace without a clearance, what should I do now?
Dec 17, 2013
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Did the Space Shuttle really wait until 50 feet above the ground before they put the gear down?
Jan 17, 2014
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When are winds given with respect to true vs. magnetic north?
Dec 18, 2013
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If Space Shuttle flies "like a brick", why does it need the wings?
Nov 8, 2019
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What is the stall AoA for the space shuttle?
Jan 26, 2020
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Does sex occur in aircraft cockpits, and is this safe?
May 18, 2015
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Can you fly a light GA airplane into a major hub? What operational considerations are there if you do?
Jan 8, 2014
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What is the cause of unusually strong wake turbulence from the 757?
Dec 18, 2013
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Should you wait to switch to the ground frequency until after crossing a runway?
Dec 17, 2013
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New Aviation Site Design!
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Bret's Last Day at Stack Exchange
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EDITED - Design for Aviation Stack Exchange
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Are remote controlled aircraft on-topic?
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What's the fate of this beta?
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How to install a previous exact version of a NPM package?
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We're standardizing the sidebar width at 300px on all sites
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Choose to see reduced ads or not
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Why were the Space Shuttle Orbiter's landing gear not level?
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Why didn't the Space Shuttle bounce back into space as many times as possible so as to lose a lot of kinetic energy up there?