WAGM--- nothing to do with convenience of runway exit location and nothing to do with being "special" you are a professional.
Mate it's simple:---- if I consider the runway is marginal for my landing, if I'm tired or for any other reason I consider it's safer to use the long bitumen into wind:--
then "I require RWY 34"
End of story full stop.
The buck stops with me.
I've never been given any grief from ATC or never been delayed unduly.
If you chose to land on a 2,286 m runway when your LDR is 2,000 m that's your call and I support you in making it. But if you stuff it up and bend something you can expect the insurance company to ask why you didn't avail yourself of the 3,000 m runway that was also available especially if it was into wind!!
Our job is to minimize risk and get the job done to the highest level of safety AT ALL TIMES, it's your call where you draw the line on the day.
Last edited by ACMS; 20th Jan 2015 at 10:50.