I am in complete agreement with Centaurus. When you’ve tried everything else and the circumstances continue to worsen, your options become less and less. Making the right decision is not difficult. What is difficult is making the wrong decision. I, for one, consider the outcome after having made the wrong decision given both options.
Wrong Decision Number 1: It really is a bad approach at first, and, while the F/O thinks things are going from bad to worse, the steely-eyed Captain is closing in on the localizer and glide slope as the airspeed is increasing back to the appropriate reference speed. The F/O reaches over and raises the landing gear lever and announces “Go Around.” The steely-eyed Captain really has little choice but to go around. After landing and debriefing the appropriate company personnel, the F/O finds himself cleaning out his locker.
Wrong Decision Number 2: It really is a bad approach at first, and, while the F/O thinks the steely-eyed Captain is going to close in on the localizer and glide slope as the airspeed is decreasing further below the appropriate reference speed, things really are going from bad to worse. The F/O thinks about reaching over to raise the landing gear lever and announcing “Go Around,” but decides to keep his thoughts to himself. The steely-eyed Captain continues his deteriorating approach. After the crash, the appropriate company personnel find themselves cleaning out the F/O’s locker to send the contents to his widow.
I don’t know ‘bout you guys, but I know which wrong decision I’d rather make.