I dont think its fair on a operator to log ground runs especially if you have a hard time strobing a tail rotor....come on how could you log hours in a day if the skids never left the ground.
Also i prefer to log skids on skids off in both OZ and Canada because it helps me with maintaining flight and duty especially if it gets busy.
I was unlucky enough to be in the Mustering industry when there was some funny bussiness you could say in regards to logging hrs....not proud but its the way it was!
MG.