Naughty, naughty. V/S approaches should not be practised on line. A guy of your calibre should know that
This is exactly what I am referring to when I say the general level is taking a dive.
VNAV approaches are the "preferred" method and V/S approaches are absolutely legal on the line (OPS A 8.3.0.3.8), in fact should you fly a timed non-precision approach which is not in the FMC data base you are supposed to execute a V/S approach (VOl 1 NP 21.67) which is detailed in the normal maneuvers in your QRH (Maneuvers page 2.10).
Fastidious Bob, study your manuals and practice some V/S approaches before you actually need to shoot one downroute.....
