Title: Explain the operation of a stabilator.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Examining the Forces that Act on Aircraft

Explanation should include the following:

- A stabilator is essentially a one-piece horizontal stabilizer that pivots from a central hinge point.
- When the control column is pulled back, it raises the stabilator’s trailing edge, pulling the nose of the aircraft upward.
- Pushing the control column forward lowers the trailing edge of the stabilator and pitches the nose of the aircraft down.

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