... would you (as FO) really have time to do anything?
So the CA is flying and is on the instruments (ils), you're making callouts peering through the windscreen looking for the rwy env., 500 to mins, 100 to mins, mins. You call 'no contact' (or whatever you're supposed to) and 'Missed Approach'. But there he/she goes again... right below the DA. Tick tock. You think, maybe he/she is incapacitated. You call again 'Missed Approach-No contact'. Tick tock. Then you do as others suggest, call the tower and announce missed approach... tick tock. As a new FO wouldn't you think you're pretty much along for the ride on this kind of scenario? I am talking in the real world, not the interview world. Do you really want to wrestle with the controls at 25 ft agl? Alltogether you may have only 15 seconds from mins to touchdown.
FO's in many cases have a lower tolerance and experience level than their seasoned Captains. They may be scared sh&*less at 300 feet agl. They may think going a foot below mins spells doom.
Is it a bigger compromise to the safety of the flight to delve into this realm where the outcome is also not so certain? That being the imminent confrontation and potential wrestling match? I can see it now, part of the approach brief includes "Okay Cap, this time we're REALLY going missed at the DA... else I am going to grab the controls... okay?"
Would appreciate any and all opinions. Thanks.
So the CA is flying and is on the instruments (ils), you're making callouts peering through the windscreen looking for the rwy env., 500 to mins, 100 to mins, mins. You call 'no contact' (or whatever you're supposed to) and 'Missed Approach'. But there he/she goes again... right below the DA. Tick tock. You think, maybe he/she is incapacitated. You call again 'Missed Approach-No contact'. Tick tock. Then you do as others suggest, call the tower and announce missed approach... tick tock. As a new FO wouldn't you think you're pretty much along for the ride on this kind of scenario? I am talking in the real world, not the interview world. Do you really want to wrestle with the controls at 25 ft agl? Alltogether you may have only 15 seconds from mins to touchdown.
FO's in many cases have a lower tolerance and experience level than their seasoned Captains. They may be scared sh&*less at 300 feet agl. They may think going a foot below mins spells doom.
Is it a bigger compromise to the safety of the flight to delve into this realm where the outcome is also not so certain? That being the imminent confrontation and potential wrestling match? I can see it now, part of the approach brief includes "Okay Cap, this time we're REALLY going missed at the DA... else I am going to grab the controls... okay?"
Would appreciate any and all opinions. Thanks.