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control stick

n. a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: stick, joystick]

Usage examples of "control stick".

Collision with the wall of jungle seemed imminent an instant before Doc backed sharply on the control stick.

He nodded, working the small control stick on the right arm of the wheelchair, gliding into Wells's office.

Daeman made a wide turn, getting used to the steering, twisted the control stick to add more power.

He moved the control stick, altering the angle of the rotor disc, and the MIL moved over the wooden huts, towards the open ground, snow-covered, and the huge wire.

During that moment when he was out of sight, Doc Savage doubled over, got something from a small bag which he had placed beside the control stick.

Hunter quickly yanked the bomber's control stick back all the way as he floored all four throttles to full afterburner.

I clicked the pointer into the MWM control stick mode and activated it.

The plane began to settle, and she eased the control stick forward to begin her glide to the desert below.

Gripping the control stick tightly in one hand, Kitty pulled on a pair of goggles with the other, dropped the side window, and tilted her head out.

Five meters, ten, and then gently but firmly he pulled the control stick back.