Plain English Meaning

Briefly relax the back-pressure you're holding on the controls so the wing isn't being asked to lift as hard. The wing then starts flying normally again instead of stalling.

Full Definition

A control input — typically a brief reduction in back-pressure on the elevator — that decreases the wing's angle of attack and reduces the aerodynamic load (G-load) the wing is producing. Used to recover from or prevent an accelerated stall by allowing the wing to fly again before adjusting bank or power.

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You will hear this in stall recovery, steep turns, , and other situations where the is being pulled too hard or the wing is close to stalling.