Dozza 2k wrote
was the skipper who tore a strip off me for doing this correct?
There is at least one skipper I have flown with who applies his interpretation of the LHR booklet above what is specifically written in FCO's (Runway Utilisation). He is wrong, he simply degrades runway utilisation at the worlds busiest airport and has had a crm bypass operation. Fortunately chaps like this are few and far between, and most aply pragmatism by the bucket load.
Ps if you are that Capt - please stop it. It gets on everyones T1Ts