And it sounds like you may not be in the aviation industry. FAA spokeswomen in DC may not be up to the minute with waivers and permissions obtained from his local FAA inspector. And it’s a safe bet he is operating in some sort of advanced capacity such as Part 135. Which means he has a very intimate relationship with an FAA inspector.
This is nothing.
The source for my posts is the New York Times. Not me. I provided a link.