I knew it would open up a can of worms!!
And given the scenario above, I would be astounded if you were not ready when your turn came
Believe it or not it happens!!
All I'm trying to do is help the controllers, at the moment, particularly on departures from T4 to 27L and T1 to 27R/L there is a very short taxi (for a 744) and I a) don't want to get stuck in a sin bin or b) block taxiways.
We are well aware of the time it takes and the more proactive of us get the briefings done on stand if we've got a stand hold, but we can still be waiting for final figures for a multitude of reasons.
I guess the pragmatic thing is to call if we think we may not be ready, but not too late so we block the holding point. As long as you guys are assuming we will be ready
It'll all be OK at T5
Thanks for the input.