push on the control stick; forward stick
Aviation term for pushing the control stick forward, lowering the nose. Antonym: 上げ舵 (pull back on the stick).
Antonyms: 上げ舵
パイロットは下げ舵をとって機首を下げた。
The pilot pushed the stick forward and lowered the nose.
pull on the control stick; pull up the nose
Compound of 下げ (sage, 'lowering') + 舵 (kaji, 'rudder' or 'control surface'), literally 'lowering rudder'.