Hi BOAC,
On 16 July you said,
Returning to this SFO "180 to 5" - I consider that if flown EXACTLY that way it is un-doable (I await the 'aces' cries). Most manufacturers' FCOM do not encourage using flaps as 'speedbrakes' which is what is necessary here.
Today you said
it was not in the 737 FCTM in my time, but a 'special brief' was required if more than 1000fpm was required.
When capturing the glide slope profile from above, RODs of more than 1,000ft / min will be required and we've always had SOPs to achieve this.
May I suggest you obtain up to date copies of FCOM etc.