And I can tel you waht happens if a pilot really becomes too close to god (one-sided, certainly).
One of the companies that I consult had in general very good people in the flight deck, causing no problems at all, even if Hell went lose due to maintenance, weather, undecisive customers (that's someting quite usual in the cargo business) etc. etc. etc.
But there were a very few, that could make your life miserable. They new it all (even when they were almost arrested in India by customs officers), never were late ('that stupid cab driver did not find the cargo terminal - ah, Captain, you were supposed to check in at the passenger side!), and generally new soooo well how to fly an airplane, that the F/O usually called up the fleet captain and refused to fly with the guys another time...
That said, the spirited leader, considering himself to be the absolute picture of god and the best pilot ever, had to go to the sim. Guess what, he failed! Given a second chance, the guy shows up totally unprepared again (don't forget , he invented flying) and flunks it again. He's gone and noone shed a tear!
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There's nothing like a three-holer...