vapilot2004,
If I'm not mistaken, I think GV is referring to
this post by desitter in the AF447 thread (had drawn my attention too):
Application of rudder, instinctual -
what has been said of rudder input in normal flight is very interesting and telling. One should consider the animations the NTSB often publish as part of their public dockets. It would seem that a sudden upset almost always leads to rapid, one would say instinctual, rudder input from the PF. Sometimes this may be justified but from what has been said by pilots here, not often. Perhaps this goes back to training days in small aircraft where more rudder authority is required to escape an upset or establish stable flight in turbulence - the ideas imprinted there could somehow just become part of the airman's natural skills.
I haven't checked it (and none replied), but it sure is intriguing
