Plain English Meaning

Feel is what the pilot senses through the controls -- how heavy, light, firm, or sluggish they are -- which tells the pilot how the airplane is responding.

Full Definition

In flight, the tactile feedback transmitted through the flight controls to the pilot's hands and feet, indicating the airplane's response to control inputs and the aerodynamic forces acting on the control surfaces. Feel includes the resistance, pressure, and subtle changes a pilot senses as airspeed, attitude, and load change.

Context Anchor

Used when how the flight controls respond during , , , and .