Just to throw it in there:
B747, Japan, 1985-ish. Phugoid motions ended in worst single air crash ever.
DC10, Sioux City, 1989-ish. Phugoid motions ended in not-too-bad-landing.
A3x0, Baghdad, 2002-ish. Phugoid motions but pilots managed to land it.
What goes first in phugoid motions?
Why do you get a phugoid motion?
How were the successful landings managed?
Why was it possible to get successful landings?
Depending on the answers, you would know which pilot to trust with such a scenario.