Oh, dear, HD.
I think we may have been around too long and seen and heard too much
I feel I must bow to mhk77's long experience whether this is actually a professional forum or not.
Btw, we must have spoken many times during my STARs/DEPs from LHR.
Could even have been that we colluded during a couple of G/As that I may have done over my 50+ year career just because someone was a bit slow to clear.
I've also learned it's a different mindset these days so I'll just remember flying has become far more dangerous and check out……
I never trusted an AP anyway.