If you wish plates posted let me know. It would help if you said which arrival you were expecting. Bear in mind you only have to lose 1000' from the DAL to ILS intercept so I don't see any rush to descend?
Originally Posted by JF
Going via the DAL can lead to a loss of manouvering speed due to the turn and the altitude effect when turining onto the final approach.
- I'm afraid you have lost me there? Isn't that what throttles are for?