AN ACR FO BARES HIS SOUL REGARDING HIS LACK OF HELP IN AN UNSTABILIZED PACH SIT.

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IRO COMPLACENCY. I WAS MORE EXPERIENCED ON THE 767 THAN EITHER THE CAPT OR FO. WE ARRIVED. AT 265000 LBS HVY; DUE TO OVERFUELING BACK AT GATWICK. MAX LNDG (NORMAL) IS 278000 LBS. CAPT WAS A 'STRONG/AUTHORITATIVE' TYPE. I CONCLUDED HE WAS COMPETENT; THAT WE WERE IN 'GOOD HANDS' BUT JET LAG CAN MUDDLE ANY PLT'S PERFORMANCE. ATC CLRED US RWY 32; THE SHORTEST OPTION. IF I HAD BEEN IN FRONT; I WOULD'VE SUGGESTED WE REQUEST RWY 28L/R -- BETTER CHOICES AT OUR WT. IF I HAD BEEN FLYING; I WOULD'VE INSISTED ON ONE OF THE RWY 28'S FOR SAFETY SAKE. BUT I SAID NOTHING; AND THE CAPT ACCEPTED RWY 32 WITHOUT COMMENT. SLIGHT MISHANDLING BY ATC PUT US CLOSE AND HIGH; DEMANDING AGGRESSIVE PILOTAGE BY THE CAPT. THE CAPT WAS BEHIND THE ACFT AND SLOW TO CONFIGURE. BY THE TIME WE PASSED 1000 FT WE WERE ANYTHING BUT STABILIZED: IDLE; 2 DOTS HIGH; NOT FULLY DEPLOYED FLAPS; PLUS 35 KTS. PLUS; RECALL WE WERE HVY; AND HVY JETS HAVE LOTS OF INERTIA -- SLOW TO SLOW DOWN. HAD I BEEN FLYING I WOULD'VE GIVEN UP THE APCH AND GONE AROUND. BUT THERE I SAT BACK IN THE IRO SEAT; OVERPAID AND UNDEREMPLOYED; NOT SAYING 'BOO.' I REMEMBER THINKING; 'BOY; THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING....' AND IT WAS -- FRIGHTENINGLY SO. (ALSO; I FELL BACK ON THE OLD; 'HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T' -- HE DIDN'T!) WE ZOOMED PAST THE THRESHOLD AT 160 KTS; THE CAPT COULDN'T SEEM TO GET THE WHEELS ON THE GND. WE PASSED 3000 FT STILL 6 FT IN THE AIR; FLOATING; STILL AT 150-145 KTS! FINALLY; IN DESPERATION; THE CAPT RAISED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGS (ACTUALLY; A GOOD PIECE OF AIRMANSHIP); WE SANK DOWN TO A TOUCHDOWN AT 3500-3000 FT REMAINING AT 145 KTS. THE FO'S MANTRA: 'BINDERS! BINDERS! BINDERS!' MAX BRAKING -- OR CLOSE TO IT -- BROUGHT US TO AN AMAZINGLY QUICK STOP. THANK YOU; BOEING. THANK YOU; MAINT. THANK YOU; LORD. WE LOST 100 KTS IN ABOUT 1500 FT AND MERCIFULLY MADE THE TURNOFF. IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN THE N END OF RWY 32 AT PIT; WELL; IT MAKES LAGUARDIA LOOK LIKE A NICE OPTION. ANYHOW; WHILE INITIALLY TEMPTED TO BLAME THE CAPT; I QUICKLY REALIZED I SHARED THE BLAME. NO COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT FROM ME ON THIS APCH! THE CAPT NEEDED MY INPUT ('GAR!' FOR EXAMPLE) AND I WAS SILENT. I CONCLUDE WITH THIS FAMOUS SAYING (APPROX RENDITION): 'IN THE SILENCE OF GOOD MEN; EVIL FLOURISHES.' AND A BOEING 767 OFF THE END OF RWY 32 AT PIT WOULD'VE BEEN AN EVIL; UGLY THING!