VM,
Agree. On occasions I get a final vector which I suspect with my height and speed and position of the glideslope to be a bit keen then I just politely say to ATC, 'negative one more mile'. Many more times than not it is approved and the times that it isn't, if you just delay your turn by ten seconds or so you've largely got another half mile or so in your favour anyway.
Sure we can use, flaps and gear to make things happen but then sometimes I'm convinced that ATC think we have much more manoeuvrable machines and can dirty dive with ease but the eye in the sky now that most airliners have now prevent that
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