Why do plane and helicopter pilots have to pysically fight with their control stick when flying and something goes wrong?

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Why do plane and helicopter pilots have to pysically fight with their control stick when flying and something goes wrong?

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The controls are often (especially in older aircraft designs) physically linked to the control surfaces by steel cables. If the force of air is pushing on the ailerons/elevator/rudder it’s also moving the stick around.

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