Nautilus :
Generally speed control only, usually 250IAS to begin with 230IAS by 30nm and then 210IAS 15-20nm, of course if a local (or other) airline decided they wanted to do their own thing then all bets were off.
Usually straight in or a wide base.
Med behind heavy, min 5 miles on final, med behind med could be down to 3nm but yes they do have high speed exits, mind you once again evryones idea of hi speed seemed to vary somewhat, down to around 10-15kts .
5nm from 100nm. If you want lots of early speed control, step descents with multiple level assignement, and some vectors thrown in. Which sounds useless
Thats the attitude I was looking for, ever been to a busy airport ?
As useless as holding for 10-20 mins ? or as useless as slowing down to min clean speed at 400nm out ?? both of which happen in Perth more than 50% of the time.