HWD, its funny you mention Stick and Rudder.
Having just read Kermode and a few other books on aerodynamics its refreshing to read Langewiesche version of flying. 'A plane flies by throwing the air down and the resulting force throws the plane up- forget Bernoulli'. Also referring to the elevators as flippers. Priceless.
I personally always follow the theory that money makes planes fly. Lots of money.