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'''Control reversal''' is an adverse effect on the controllability of [[aircraft]]. To the pilot it appears that theThe [[Aircraft flight control system|flight controls]] have reversedreverse themselves in a way that is not intuitive, so pilots may not be aware of the situation and therefore provide the wrong inputs; in order to roll to the left, for instance, they have to push the control stick to the right, opposite of the normal direction.

==Causes==