Mr Formerly Known As A380 Driver says:
The velocity vector in the HUD was never showing he was going to make the field. He should of ejected earlier.
Yes we know that now, as does the driver, however having been in a rather stressful pre-ejection position myself, one can be a little reluctant and you start to think "what have I missed?" and you can hope things improve.
In my case, I did miss something, it was rectified, and I landed just fine (albeit with brown striped jocks).
Force's case was a great lesson for us who followed him, however who's to say that I wouldn't have done the same thing if I hadn't learnt from his accident?