--- product_id: 52059015 title: "Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying:" price: "VT18097" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52059015-stick-and-rudder-an-explanation-of-the-art-of-flying store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying: **Price:** VT18097 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying: - **How much does it cost?** VT18097 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52059015-stick-and-rudder-an-explanation-of-the-art-of-flying) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. WHAT'S IN STICK AND RUDDER: The invisible secret of all heavier-than-air flight: the Angle of Attack. What it is, and why it can't be seen. How lift is made, and what the pilot has to do with it. Why airplanes stall How do you know you're about to stall? The landing approach. How the pilot's eye functions in judging the approach. The visual clues by which an experienced pilot unconsciously judges: how you can quickly learn to use them. "The Spot that does not move." This is the first statement of this phenomenon. A foolproof method of making a landing approach across pole lines and trees. The elevator and the throttle. One controls the speed, the other controls climb and descent. Which is which? The paradox of the glide. By pointing the nose down less steeply, you descend more steeply. By pointing the nose down more steeply, you can glide further. What's the rudder for? The rudder does NOT turn the airplane the way a boat's rudder turns the boat. Then what does it do? How a turn is flown. The role of ailerons, rudder, and elevator in making a turn. The landing--how it's made. The visual clues that tell you where the ground is. The "tail-dragger" landing gear and what's tricky about it. This is probably the only analysis of tail-draggers now available to those who want to fly one. The tricycle landing gear and what's so good about it. A strong advocacy of the tricycle gear written at a time when almost all civil airplanes were taildraggers. Why the airplane doesn't feel the wind. Why the airplane usually flies a little sidewise. Plus: a chapter on Air Accidents by Leighton Collins, founder and editor of AIR FACTS. His analyses of aviation's safety problems have deeply influenced pilots and aeronautical engineers and have contributed to the benign characteristics of today's airplane. Stick and Rudder is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. It has been continously in print for thirty-three years. It shows precisely what the pilot does when he flies, just how he does it, and why. Because the basics are largely unchanging, the book therefore is applicable to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner but also to the accomplished pilot and to the instructor himself. When Stick and Rudder first came out, some of its contents were considered highly controversial. In recent years its formulations have become widely accepted. Pilots and flight instructors have found that the book works. Today several excellent manuals offer the pilot accurate and valuable technical information. But Stick and Rudder remains the leading think-book on the art of flying. One thorough reading of it is the equivalent of many hours of practice. Review: Everything I hoped it would be.... - I had been promising myself this book for a long time. One of those aviation classics you feel you should read but perhaps never get around to. Well this time I did get around to it when I saw it on desertcart for a sensible price, so many times it has come up at silly money I just couldn't entertain the idea of buying it but finally a sensibly priced copy appeared from a seller in the States and even with postage it was the chance to get the book I had promised myself. It is packed full of excellent information for the pilot, whether starting out or experienced. It is written in a style which explains the concepts being discussed in a very informative way without using jargon and thus paints the images in the minds eye with clarity. A book I would thoroughly recommend. Furthermore my copy arrived very quickly from America and so purchasing internationally was as easy as buying fro a UK supplier. Review: Great choice :) - My son loves it! ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 21,925 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 3 in Air Sports 3 in Commercial Aviation 7 in Aviation History | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,480 Reviews | ## Images ![Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying: - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711ilvFb+vL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything I hoped it would be.... *by D***D on 24 March 2014* I had been promising myself this book for a long time. One of those aviation classics you feel you should read but perhaps never get around to. Well this time I did get around to it when I saw it on Amazon for a sensible price, so many times it has come up at silly money I just couldn't entertain the idea of buying it but finally a sensibly priced copy appeared from a seller in the States and even with postage it was the chance to get the book I had promised myself. It is packed full of excellent information for the pilot, whether starting out or experienced. It is written in a style which explains the concepts being discussed in a very informative way without using jargon and thus paints the images in the minds eye with clarity. A book I would thoroughly recommend. Furthermore my copy arrived very quickly from America and so purchasing internationally was as easy as buying fro a UK supplier. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great choice :) *by K***. on 9 October 2024* My son loves it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ really helpful *by S***A on 16 October 2025* So much fun to read. ## Frequently Bought Together - Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying - Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25C - FAR/AIM 2025: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (ASA FAR/AIM Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52059015-stick-and-rudder-an-explanation-of-the-art-of-flying](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52059015-stick-and-rudder-an-explanation-of-the-art-of-flying) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-06-08*