Xrayalpha, just a comment from ATC which you may wish to comment on. They have said that they think it totally irresponsible for any form of aircraft to be flying just outside controlled airspace without speaking to them, even just to say we are operating at XYZ at altitudes of ABC so that they can inform other trafic who don't mind "control" to be aware of the possible dangers in that airspace. One of the dangers pointed out in using Safety.com is that due to its nature there is no conformation that your call has been heard or that 2 people talk at once both thinking they've been heard. Mrs X agreed to call the each and every day to tell them when they were active and when they had finished. ATC advised that I call on their microlite freq and advise of my routing etc before going back to ATC for FIS. Bottom line tell as many as you can. Sounds sensible to me but perhaps not to you if you don't like the "control" aspect.
Final point to BVGS. How are your blades, hear they are delaminating all over the place and the crap I here about Enstroms at least we don't have a 12 year life and our blades last at least 3 times as long as the robbies if they ever meet there 2200 hours.