Which primary flight control is used to control yaw?

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Yaw is the rotation about the aircraft’s vertical axis, so the control that changes this motion is the rudder—the movable vertical surface on the tail. Deflecting the rudder alters the airflow to create a yawing moment, turning the nose left or right. Ailerons control roll around the longitudinal axis by tilting the wings, and elevators control pitch by moving the nose up or down about the lateral axis. Trim isn’t a primary steering control; it’s used to relieve steady-state control effort by holding a desired attitude, not to steer the aircraft. In practice, you use the ailerons to roll into a turn and the rudder to keep the turn coordinated and prevent adverse yaw.