Sicklick, I think it is a very situational question and it really depends on the plane...My BVM Hun gets Full Flap + Speed brake treatment on every run! Just landed her in a 20+ head wind. I was at 2/3 throttle until I hit the numbers and landed on a 650 runway at Warbirds Over Denver with no problem.

'Pends on the plane. My Skymaster MB339 conversely doesn't sink like the Hun, instead she gets too floatie in strong winds with half flaps only. However even though the two planes are more different that nigh and day, again with the MB339 I also drop full flaps to +60 degrees and give her crow too. Landed her in 20+ headwinds this weekend too with no issues. My large BVM F86 has Fowlers, you NEED to drop full flaps and air brake for a steady reliable approach and descent.

I don't know...maybe the answer is just as much a function of how each person flies AS WELL as the type of jet...
Happy landings bud,

Shaz