Great post, Spunk. I really related to it.
Some of the photgraphy flights I fly are at 500' in a R22 and LTE is on my mind alot of the time.
The R22 ops manual has a Safety Notice ( SN-34) in the back section with the title "Photo Flights - Very High Risk."
I found it really applicable to the sort of photo flights I do.
Cheers
WHK4