Great post aa73,
They also tell us at recurrent that Foqua records our taxi speeds. They ussually give a few examples like 60 knots on a parallel taxi outbound for departure. In the classroom, we're all thinking No way who was that?
I posted last spring I was FO to CDG and the CA who hates our union taxi'd out at 48 knots in a heavy 767-300ER. Both the FB and I asked what the hurry was.
For me all of 2009 has been:
ATC: asking can we do 180 to marker.
The CA says Yes.
I say "I don't think I can do that."
CA say's "Yes, you can"
I say "I shouldn't"
CA says "Here' i'll show you how"
I tell him I won't be able to get flaps to 30 by 1,000 agl
He says "Yes, you will, here's how"
Fuqua is recorded. Next trip.
I ask, "did you get a call from Fuqua?"
CA says "Yes"
Same trip CA does not get flaps to 30 by 1,000 agl.
I've been on the 757 and 767 since 2000. I have 4,300+ hrs. on the 75 and 767.

ATC is great, you guys are underappreciated. If we refuse the 180 or even 170 to marker in a 757 it's to keep us from being reported. When i was younger and a hotdog, and before Fuqua No problem. But i'm older and well older. My attitude is pretty close to "if you're gonna tell me how to fly, then you just fly, i'll work the radio."
Fuqua reports flap overspeeds also. Our company is all over us for flap speed compliance.

For those that cannot understand a flap overspeed example 757 flap 30 speed is 162. Say you are high at the marker by holding 180 knots. You now may have 4.6 miles to touchdown. At the marker you are 180, throttles to idle. Briefly arrest the rate of descent, wait, wait, wait for the airspeed below 162 call flaps 30. This causes balloon effect, you push over, say you catch a little turb or thermal push over a little more. Bam, 163 knots. You just exceeded a flap limit. Aircraft out of service for a 4 hour flap check by maintainence . And you were fast (unstable) at 1,000 agl.

ATC is just doing their best, but I hope this explains why i'm struggling with the 180 to the marker.

Great thread!