Yep; sounds fun and a great idea. It's a bit like a mariner out on a large boat and experiencing a rolling sea with dutch roll and pitch involved for the 1st time. Most of life is straight & level. They've no idea how far the boat can go and where the tipping point is. Sometimes over controlling to try and stop the natural motion can make it worse. No simulators, but perhaps they had the chance on a rough day with an old salt to show them. The confidence that going near the edge can bring is enormous and invaluable.
With AF447 I never understood why they didn't remember they had 33,000' underneath them and use it. Shoving the nose down was not going to be so hazardous. TA only and do want you need to do. No MSA's to worry about; lots of sky to let aerodynamics do their thing, if you didn't fight it. Too much time spent keeping it all within +/-100'. Sometimes you need to get out of the box.