Hompy, for myself I'll say that I see no indication of a lack of manual skills in this incident. They knew enough to feel the a/c was too heavy, dealt with it appropriately.
I am not sure about that. Allowing any aircraft with passengers on board to get to 36 degrees nose down on a rig take off day or night to me shows a big lack of manual skill. A simple pull max power, 5-10 degrees nose down, hold the attitude and count to 10 would ensure a safer take off than the gyrations seen here.