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RAT 5
As I understand it, PF made full left/right rudder inputs to try and 'recover' the a/c during wake turbulence upsets. Was that necessary? I doubt it as I'm sure aileron would have been sufficient.
There was nothing to "recover" from. The event started from 25 degrees of bank, rolled toward level, and then oscillated between 10 degrees left and right.
The reconstruction video: