Downin3green, as far as I remember, LDDU, where Ron Brown crashed, is still in Europe, the NDB approach that was in use at the time notwithstanding.
And as for the Airbus "automation-bull****", I agree with you - the Bus or the Boeing, the Fokker or the Embraer - no excuse for not knowing how to fly a non-precision approach, with or without the automation. However, as many have said before - when in doubt: go around.