OOW: "One point I am making is that one should NOT assume that an experienced fixed-wing pilot will resort to ham fisted incorrect responses in an emergency."
Who made such an assumption? As far as I can tell you are the only one introducing ham-fistedness into this discussion. I certainly never mentioned nor implied it.
No overcontrolled ham-fistedness is required to stall the blades of an R22. However a certain degree of control, correct procedure and *instant* reaction is required to prevent stalling the blades in an engine failure. The more experience a RW pilot has, the faster and more automatic the correction action will be - surely this is all obvious?
The correct action in a FW engine failure is to nose down to maintain glide speed. No overcontrolling required or implied. However taking this action in an R22, with a delay in lowering collective, is likely to be fatal.
I can't see why any of this would be interpreted as a criticism of the pilot in question.