Having met Chic a few years ago he seemed a nice enough chap - however I believe he almost never gave away a sector.
An STC I flew with when I joined related the following story:
Four sector day in fine weather in a Convair - HKG to Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu) on to KL - back via BKK(?) etc. On the last sector the STC (then a junior F/O) says "Chic I have a Line Check tomorrow, any chance of PF on the last sector home?" Response: "I'm not paid to be a Training Captain". He did all four.
I reckon a true CX hero was Capt. Phil Blown (died last year) and his crew on CX 712, BKK-HKG, 23/7/54 who under gunfire from Chinese fighters successfully ditched their DC-4, VR-HEU off Hainan. Everyone who wan't killed by gunfire survived the ditching although one passenger died of injuries on the way back to HK (rescued from the life rafts by USAF flying Boats from Subic).
Oldie but a goodie from the put upon F/O:
Capt: "I Have control" F/O: "Sigh.......
You always have control"