I wonder if they have a plan B if one of them overshoots the landing....
Heh. He should be glad Scary!Rei isn't there. She'd insist on going straight to Plan B. (Refering to Neon Genesis fanfic called Nobody Dies. Which has Rei saying, "I love plan B! It's always so much better than plan A!" Scary!Rei is a screamer, not the quiet wilting Rei of canon. Of course even better Plan B line is given my Misato. "I like plan B! I could see Plan B through my eyelids!")
That said, yeah, if their ship is told to flee as soon as they jump... They would seem to be required to either defeat the entire crew of the Death Evan or face death or capture.
On the other hand he is thinking of her safety. Then again considering the events of the first few strips that is probably something he thinks about a lot now.