The read to me indicated a dire lack of professionalism, and I presume an ego driven can-do attitude on the part of the Captain. After all, he was a conveyor of type ratings on the aircraft to presumably lesser skilled (on this aircraft type) aviators than he. His apparent qualifications of flight simulator instruction and thus far, far superior system knowledge than your average lowly line pilot would certainly imbue him with astounding flying skills and decision making ability.