Actually he is not my "Mate" as you call it. I never met him before today and his official title is "FAA Principal Operations Inspector". And the person I said he contacted back east to discuss the conversation with was the person you mentioned in your message above (Jorge Castillo). And yes I already have things underway to get in writing what I need to give to any operator that I have shoots planned with. While making sure I am safe in what I do, and legal, I also want to make sure that any operator I fly with is also legal.