control column

noun

1. a lever or pillar, usually fitted with a handwheel, used to control the movements of an aircraft Also calledcontrol stickjoy stick

Example Sentences

That’s done by turning the pilot control column like a steering wheel, which moves flaps on the wings called ailerons to turn.

From Seattle Times

The wreckage of his Hurricane was recovered in 2019 with the control column and the gun-button frozen in time, still set to "fire".

From BBC

Also new on the MAX 10 are two switches on the cockpit instrument panel that allow the pilot to manually stop a “stick shaker” stall alert — a heavy, loud vibration of the control column — if it is clear that it’s erroneous.

From Seattle Times

She pushed the control column forward to lower the nose of her aircraft, and applied power to gain speed.

From Literature

The false angle of attack reading immediately initiated a “stick shaker” warning, a loud, heavy vibration of the control column, falsely alerting the pilots that the plane was flying too slowly and was about to stall.

From Seattle Times