thanks for the advise rick and twin. just hard to have to hire a lawyer with the way things are now but i gotta save myself. i'll try to get a free consult and see if necessary. the faa site says get in touch with them before they get in touch with me but i don't know if that is a trap to screw me. it sux, i tried so damn hard to stay out the radar with the Feds and with one bad decision of helping a wasted friend out(i only had 2 beers) i just landed myself in the center of the radar with my light blinking.