Contacttower expressed an honest opinion, and defended it more than once reasonably and with grace. I'm more than a little disappointed at the undeserved Prooning he received for it.
Thanks DaveW, I really appreciate it when someone backs me up on PPRuNe.
But then a groundloop isn't particularly dangerous - just costly.
Dangerous was the wrong word for me to use, perhaps just 'risky' or 'hazardous' would have been more appropriate.