recognition could be given to him for actually recovering the aircraft back to 'normal' with out further 'upset'. We have already seen several times in recent history that in these situations a bit of mishandling in 'upset' situations can lead to the loss of the aircraft. Yes he co*ked up getting into the situation but thank god had enough basic handling skills to recover from it.
Think again. He already has caused a major upset (unusual attitude) by putting the aircraft into an almost inverted nose down situation of his own making. . And does this therefore prove he had enough basic handling skills in the first place? I don't believe that for one minute. He then eventually gets the aircraft right way up. I would say that was the result of pure bloody good luck - not good basic handling skills. The facts will eventually be published although maybe kept in-house. The guy has a pilots licence but that's about all.