Helimutt,
The CAA, via the ANO, are the judge and jury, as far as I'm concerned. I comply with what the regs say, not an individual or company opinion.
Working from an international airport, I also often wait for taxi clearance but have never logged ground running time before the aircraft's first movement.
The aircraft hours aren't affected by what the pilot logs in his personal flying logbook, in fact if ground taxying is concerned, it's less than the pilot's flight time anyway.
Edit:
P.S. I noticed your profile, which must be out of date because you state that you are presently flying as a co-pilot on the S-76; presumably assisting with the checklists and doing the r/t. How can you log "PIC" flight time when the aircraft is sitting on the ground and hasn't yet first moved for the purpose of flight?
Also, why does your company require you to log 800 hrs per year in your personal flying logbook?
Last edited by ShyTorque; 2nd January 2010 at 23:02.