ACR LTT CREW MAKES HIGH; TIGHT VISUAL APCH.

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WE WERE TALKING TO ORLANDO APCH ABOUT 5 MI W OF ARPT (ORLANDO INTL) HDG N AT 3000 FT MSL GETTING READY FOR A R PATTERN TO RWY 17. WHEN WE SWITCHED OVER TO THE FINAL CTLR I ASKED THE FO TO ADVISE THE CTLR THAT WE HAD THE ARPT VISUALLY AND WE COULD ACCEPT A TIGHT APCH. THIS IS STANDARD PROC IN ORLANDO; ONLY IT'S USUALLY A L PATTERN TO 17 NOT R. THE CTLR CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO 17R AWAY AND I THINK HE GAVE US A 90 DEG HDG (I'M NOT SURE) ANYWAY I THOUGHT WE WERE FARTHER N THAN WE WERE AND AS MY COPLT WAS ON THE PA I TURNED TO 090 DEGS FOR A BASE LEG. ONCE I ROLLED OUT I REALIZED WE WERE TOO TIGHT. AT THAT POINT I SHOULD HAVE ADVISED THE CTLR WE NEEDED TO WIDEN OUT OUR PATTERN; BUT DUE TO A LOT OF TALKING ON THE RADIO; MY COPLT ON THE PA AND MYSELF BUSY SLOWING THE ACFT DOWN; I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE. AS I SLOWED AND DSNDED THE ACFT WE LOWERED GEAR AND FLAPS FOR SPD AND TURNED A TIGHT AND HIGH FINAL. WE WERE LIGHT (WT) BUT WE WERE FAST ALSO. WE HAD 10000 FT OF RWY AND I KNEW I COULD GET THE AIRPLANE DOWN SAFELY; BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH MARGIN FOR ERROR. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FINE. WE TURNED OFF THE RWY WITH OUR 3600 FT REMAINING; BUT SOMEONE FROM THE COMPANY SAW THE APCH AND I WAS CALLED INTO GIVE MY VERSION OF IT. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 4 1/2 YRS WITH THE COMPANY I HAD BEEN CALLED IN ABOUT MY FLYING; THE COMPANY ENDED UP TERMINATING ME FOR THIS INCIDENT. I DID BANK MORE THAN 30 DEGS FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT BUT WHEN I RETURNED I REALIZED AND REDUCED THE BANK TO 30 DEGS. I ALSO SHOULD HAVE ASKED FO TO CALL THE BASE LEG AS I COULDN'T SEE THE ARPT FROM MY SIDE. THE PRUDENT THING WOULD HAVE BEEN TO EXECUTE A GAR BUT AS I THOUGHT A SAFE LNDG WAS ASSURED I WENT AHEAD AND LANDED. I DON'T BELIEVE I VIOLATED ANY FARS BUT I DID EXCEED COMPANY STANDARDS. I THINK THE UNION WILL GET MY JOB BACK FOR ME BUT REGARDLESS I HAVE LEARNED A LESSON -- NO MORE TIGHT APCHS.