HundredPercentPlease,
In your classic, that is the case. In a modern aircraft, flying for a company that requires stabilised at 1000', then 160 to 4 is too fast. Simple as.
How modern would you like? I can achieve the same in the 777 and A320 and stay within SOPs.
What this comes back to for me is when I'm in my 737 "Classic" (btw, the true Classic was the -200!!), I don't want to have to drop the gear as early as I'm having to at LGW.