Thanks Beagle,
The interesting issue is that for every adjustment of power there needs to be a corresponding adjustment with elevator to achieve the profile, whether we use traditional or point and power technique. In other words point and power is not a change in aerodynamics but a change in the state of mind of the pilot!
In my country CFI’s fly with the regulator (Flight Operations Inspector) three times every two years. Two Instrument Rating and one Instructor Rating renewals. My FOI (ex-military) was adamant that point and power was not a technique to be taught ab-initio. In some ways I agreed but argued along the lines of most of the ‘pro’ posters above – and lost.
I then had to convince the troops, many of whom were experienced airline captains (the school is voluntary, training air minded youth) and as most readers will realize there are two distinct camps of ‘compartemtalised’ individuals. Those who would not succumb to cognitive dissonance just had to be pressured.
My own opinion is that ‘point and power’ simplifies early circuit training but undoes some of the skill that can be applied to short field landings. Beagle thanks for the discussion. I suspect we have just created more questions for the poster and readers.