Definition
The pressure adjustments a pilot applies to the flight controls — primarily the elevator, aileron, and rudder — to counteract the changing aerodynamic loads that occur during a steep turn, maintaining altitude, bank angle, and coordination throughout the maneuver.
Plain English
Steady, deliberate pressure changes on the controls to keep the airplane doing exactly what you want as the forces on it shift during a steep turn.
Context Anchor
Seen in instrument steep-turn training, where the pilot must make smooth control pressure changes while watching the flight instruments.
Why Pilots Care
Maintains altitude and prevents uncoordinated flight or loss of control as load factor rises.
Grounding Statement
In a steep turn, the airplane will not hold the exact attitude by itself; the pilot must keep making small, smooth pressure changes to keep it on target.
Intuition Check
Do not read “force” here as brute strength. In this context, it means measured pressure on the flight controls, usually small and smooth.
Example Sentence 1
As the bank passed 45 degrees, she added back pressure and a touch of opposite aileron — standard control force corrections to hold altitude and stop the bank from steepening.
Example Sentence 2
Smooth control force corrections kept the turn coordinated without slipping or skidding.