Yes - Stick and Rudder is the best "how to" guide there is. Written in the 1940s when rather a lot of young men were being taught to fly, it still reads well and offers great insight. When you read it you find yourself saying "yes, of course, it MUST be like that, why didn't anyone else explain things that way?" Thats when you know you really understand something.
I rather like "flippers".
Also his emphasis on Angle of Attack and always knowing what it is, is really good. He calls it the "relative wind", which is another better name. If you don't understand AoA (the relative wind), you don't understand how an aircraft flies or how to control it well.
Edited to add: Chuck E has assumed that everyone reading this will know that the space shuttle had no power at all during approach and landing - a big heavy glider with a high wing loading...
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