pilot controls
Aviator's command station
Pilot controls are the instruments and mechanisms a pilot uses to operate an aircraft—the yoke or stick, throttle, rudder pedals, and related systems.
The term extends to any interface giving someone direct command over a vehicle or complex system: She took the pilot controls while he checked the navigation.
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- flight deckPilot's control area
- throttlePower flow controller
- joystickTilting lever for control
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
rudder · altitude · aviator · steering · instrument · dashboard · lever · flaps · navigator · switches · knobs · airspeed · gauge · headset · hands on · flight · flight simulator · maneuver
aircraft functional zones
pilot controlspassenger cabin
Enclosed traveler seating area
passenger seats · cargo hold · economy class · seating area · galley
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