such ignorance and arrogance. mr chuck, I was one year old while you were out teaching ernest gann how to write...maybe you were dudley?
some have said we have more room in the US to have a larger pattern...we have plenty of unique or special airports that do require special or modified techniques.
someone said that having a VASI bring you down 1000' down the runway that half of the airport would be used up. VASI's wouldn't be aimed that way.
Can you imagine flying your approach so that you can touchdown on the numbers...now imagine following a large or heavy plane (can you say wake turbulence?)
maybe sheepdip flys out of a short field with obstacles all around...maybe he can't adapt to something else?
no...a pilot should have many tools including steep power off approaches...but for a normal landing at a normal airport, the normal glidelsope is where you should be.