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I listen ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly if it's European airliner pilots deny visual approach and request ILS even if they are in emergency and probably should land asap. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying like A380 should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't hear yet from ATC to clear airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

Here is the audio source (via YouTube): 30% of time is spent dealing with turning ILS on for 31L.

I listen to ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly, if it's European airliner pilots they deny the visual approach and request ILS even if they are in an emergency and probably should land ASAP. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying, for example, A380, should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't heard yet from ATC to clear an airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

Here is the audio source (via YouTube): 30% of time is spent dealing with turning ILS on for 31L.

I listen ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly if it's European airliner pilots deny visual approach and request ILS even if they are in emergency and probably should land asap. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying like A380 should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't hear yet from ATC to clear airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

Here is the source:

I listen ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly if it's European airliner pilots deny visual approach and request ILS even if they are in emergency and probably should land asap. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying like A380 should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't hear yet from ATC to clear airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

Here is the audio source (via YouTube): 30% of time is spent dealing with turning ILS on for 31L.

I listen ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly if it's European airliner pilots deny visual approach and request ILS even if they are in emergency and probably should land asap. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying like A380 should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't hear yet from ATC to clear airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

I listen ATC a lot and often hear airliners cleared for visual approaches in the USA. Interestingly if it's European airliner pilots deny visual approach and request ILS even if they are in emergency and probably should land asap. Why is that? Are European pilots not used to hand flying? I assume pilots flying like A380 should have extremely good piloting skills. What is the problem with doing a simple visual approach?

I also haven't hear yet from ATC to clear airliner for a visual approach in Europe.

Here is the source: