I read Uplinker's 1st paragraph and make the observation, again, that if there was such nervousness about this approach then who-ever was chosen to fly it, and there are different opinions as to whether this would better have been a captain's approach or a monitored approach, might have been more sensible and used the autopilot & autothrottle. This would have ensured the a/c reached MDA on speed and on the correct glide path. This accident occurred because, ultimately, both these parameters were not correct and confusion and mishandling ensued. There are times for manual skills to be used and times not. Making the sensible choice is part of a commander's duties. IMHO