FWIW I'm still of the opinion that a "coached" via radio autoland is by far the simmers/PPLrs best chance of producing something survivable at the first attempt on a real machine,
To continue along this line, given sufficient fuel and some clear air space, I'd try some dry runs at maintaining descent rates and getting the feel of the controls with the coach over the radio before actually attempting the real landing. Its probably safer to practice following a 'glide path' from 5000 down to 4000 feet a few times.