OK, folks, the USS Hornet said yes to making a virtual tour. In principle, so far. They need me to have insurance for the gig, and they have to decide a fee.

Commercial filming there runs into thousands of dollars a day, but of course I'm not doing that, so their marketing guy has to figure out what's fair, and confirm with their trustees.

In fact, my project exists in large part to promote the ship rather than just use it as a setting, so we may reach some agreement where I make and sell the virtual tour on CDs, and they use the panoramas to promote the ship as they wish for advertising with prospective renters and visitors.

Lots of possibilities here, so now it's time to find some business insurance, which I needed to do anyway for the camera and computer gear.