BTW, guys, if you are on a limited budget, let me suggest that you do NOT include that little book "Model Aeronautics Made Painless". That little orange paperback really isn't much more than a historical curiosity. It's basically a scrapbook by the author. And a fair amount of it is poorly ordered, most is not explained, and some of the explanations are awful.

Another book to save money on by passing over is "Stick and Rudder". It's EXTREMELY narrow and seems to really have only two points. They're good points, but how many times do you need to read that stalls are the result of excessive AOA. And he goes to enormous lengths to convince the reader that the rudder is of no use. He also is stuck in his present, which is our past. It's actually amazing how much space he's devoted to the same lesson over and over and over again. He could have produced a pamphlet and covered his points. He apparently was a flight instructor in the 30s-40s. But lord, his students must have been dumber than bricks and slower than paint drying. And his point about ailerons causing adverse yaw was already being cured when he wrote the book. It's not about aerodynamics so keep that in mind if that's what you're looking for. It's actually a primer for anyone learning to fly who will be using a 1930s trainer. It was worth it to me for what it cost, less than a paperback at today's prices. But it isn't on the top of the list of aero books for sure.