HD, okay, thanks, I've edited my original "sarcastic" comment.
Your preference for the east or west procedure, rather than the overheard the threshold one is understandable; but it is less appealing to me as a private private flyer - it takes longer (though I realise we're talking a few minutes at most) and it isn't such fun. But presumably we have the same issues there in that you might say route via such-and-such VRP. I know I don't have to call that I'm visual with that point, but if I can't see it...
Perhaps the discussion should have been "how acceptable is using some navigation method other than a visual one to route via a VRP"?.