I agree with you both regarding intervention if things don't go the way you've intended.
However, I'm trying to understand more about the way the aircraft operates and what techniques can be used to ensure the aircraft behaves the way you want it to.
Without the slightest bit of offense intended, it is a bit of a cop out to simply say intervene when things don't go as expected. I think it's better to say something didn't go right, I've intervened this time round, now I want to know how to stop that happening again. That way I'll recognise the potential for error when I get in a similar situation in the future.
Sometimes of course, there is no other option, as in your case Bearcat. Perhaps this is the case for my scenario too?