True...but once inside the zone I was climbed above cloud and put on the ILS
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illegally as I recall......
But still my point, the controllers were doing the work for you quite probably because you were a novelty and they were paying extra attention to making sure you did not knock an airbus out of the sky.
When I fly into Gatwick I come off the airways with a STAR and then vectors, I have to find the plates for the arrival which is usually given to me by London control, I have to set up the Garmin for the arrival and the approach, write down the ATIS. Read the plates to make sure I know my platform heights and Missed Approach procedure, ensure I have the multitude of frequencies tuned in for approach tower ground etc.
That is not workload you want to be doing while hand flying trust me. I can do it, I have demonstrated to the CAA to a standard to pass and IR and to an examiner each year onwards but not something I want to do on regular trips.