The other advantage of slow and dirty is that when you are getting near to MSA and you are limited to 3000fpm or thereabouts you will get that better height loss/mile you need. I'm with nugpot on the 'pain' of it but on the R35 VOR approach at PRN, 210/gear used to be the only way to get down in the distance near to the high MSA. Also if you are left high abeam doing a visual, you will get down without losing sight of the field
