I'm with VF, Crab, ST, TC etc on this. An analogy is a Fixed Wing spin - you can centralise the controls at the first sign of an incipient entry, and recover immediately, or you can be in a fully developed and in some cases if mishandled, a second high rotational mode, and take hundreds of feet to recover. Occasionally running out of height, and requiring a swift exit and the use of a parachute!