Originally Posted by
flarepilot
Do consider one thing ...on the preceding page one of the posters says the FO did the correct thing on the first wake encounter...and did something different during the second...why would he?
Always difficult to know what one is thinking but you go through on 747 wake and it may be a surprise even if you discussed it before takeoff. Now you perhaps think quickly if there is a way to try to smooth out the next encounter for the pax in the back. Why not try rudder to reduce the effect. Turns out that Airbus designed a plane with overly sensitive rudders that you didn't realize can easily go full deflection.
Oops, the first rudder input did a huge amount of yaw, better bring it back. Oops went too far the other way with these small pedal inputs that have a large effect. Damn, I am overcontrolling it, good thing we are relatively slow. CRACK.
Meanwhile, the captain assumed that it was bad wake turbulence from that heavily loaded 747.
Only a guess of course.