I remember talking to some of the old Eastern guys who said they used to pull the boards and go to flaps 40 coming into Miami when they could with the -100s.. Something like 9 miles from cruise ALT to touch down was the order of the day.

David, remember...we are talking about 1970's...where there was no real push for stabilized approach criteria like there has been in the past 10 to 15 years.

Beave