Which primary flight control is used to control pitch?

• A. Rudder.
• B. Ailerons.
• C. Elevator.
• D. Trim.

Answer: (C)

Pitch is controlled by the elevator, the movable surface on the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer. Moving the elevator changes the tail’s angle of attack, creating a rotation about the aircraft’s lateral axis that raises or lowers the nose. The elevator is the primary surface for changing pitch. The rudder steers left and right (yaw), not pitch. Ailerons roll the aircraft (bank) to turn, which doesn’t directly control pitch. Trim helps hold a chosen pitch attitude with less continuous input, but it doesn’t actively steer the aircraft in pitch.