st. ex
i started my turn @ 4kts. wx was cavok with 250/5 wind reported.
if its one thing i learned from this experience is that never jeopardize your aircraft even if the tower tells you to expedite. i was thinking that since the aircraft orbiting on finals was already telling tower that he was approaching min. fuel and assessing my situation at that time. i deemed it best to execute the 180 at the runway, since all parameters were ok. and to all of you who fly the domestic route we all know that the 180 turn is an everyday part of life. but to make it clear i never did the maneouver thinking that i would be jeoperdizing the safety of the crew and pax.
and for the record no pax were shaken as reported. they were even smiling having their pics taken at the nose wheel.
