On the planet docking... do what the DC does at outposts: nose dive until close then flip. Does the same on FC approach.Thing is, I can get out of a station faster than the AI. I'm around them and gone while they're lining up on the slot.
But for actual docking, especially planetary... the pad is always at a weird angle, and as a human I can't tell when I'm 200m above it, so I have to come in like a runway. The DC just drops me down vertically. That was quite a time saver... but I also begrudge giving it a slot! Wish the whole kaboodle was just an upgrade to the ship's computer, one off payment, not a module.