Originally Posted by
Obama57
... if you can't execute a visual approach at a busy airport, I'm sorry, you're not really an airline pilot.
Just because you can execute a visual approach, doesn't mean you should. Risk management (aka airmanship) would suggest that if operating into an unfamiliar airport when fatigued after a longhaul flight, accepting and flying a visual approach might not be the wisest choice. To quote Frank Borman (Apollo 8 Commander):
A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.