The recognise bit is sometimes called fly through mode on some types (eg airbus)
ah yes, familiar with that terminology from the 139.
i think 'spirited' angles of bank would have to be in excess of 30 degrees and much more than you would use IFR but I take your point. The Sea King Mk 3 was very noticeable when the ASE saturated in roll (no ATT mode on Mk 3) giving an exaggerated control response but that was effectively going from SAS mode to no mode instead of ATT to SAS.
Agreed, jumping from a 350 into a 412 requires a very different stick trim technique.