Tightslot, I think that is very harsh on the OP. If he has indeed been doing it, then it is obviously not forbidden. It's not like he's forcing his way onto the flight desk; he's asking the pilot, and *they are saying yes*. He also only said that he had 'gotten the impression' it was not done, and his own experience very obviously refutes this impression for him.
I don't see how that is in the slightest bit worrying?