Originally Posted by Dani
Why is it used during the deadly maneuver?
- I think, if you look at the FDR, we are seeing an 'instinctive' reaction to a predominantly right wing down attitude that is not being controlled as expected by aileron - my reckoning is that the wing was either classically or g-stalled a lot of the time. My reading of the reaction is - nothing else is working, so I need rudder, and apart from the danger of inducing a spin, there is some evidence it may have helped limit the roll?