the autopilot and FD didn't get a look in.
- well, JT, now-a-days you'd be up for 'a chat'. SOPs and all that. No, the a/c are not REALLY different. The growth of the 737 from 1/200 to 900 makes it a far less responsive beast, but push/pull and aim still work and they still go around the same corners
The problems (amongst others) with the 'visual' against the ILS is that:-
1) You have to think and work a bit more
2) You have to plan things for yourself (no 'turn left now and reduce speed 180kts' sort of thing
3) With the coupled ILS you don't really need to 'monitor' it, do you........................(AMS)
4) If it 'goes wrong' the chances are it will ONLY be your fault
5) You actually need to look out of the window and not at the coloured screens.
Why risk it?