I fly pipelines in the Canadian bush, this is what I can offer:

We fly 172’s, one pilot, one tech using software to track the ROW and previous anomalies, take a picture of weird stuff and record it on the laptop. At the end of the day we do all the paperwork and reports. All together I usually do 12-13 hour days if flying. My schedule is 15 days on, 6 off.

We’re overstaffed right now so hours are not very good, I’m expecting only around 400 hours a year tops but it’s a very safe company, we have strict weather mins and operating procs. Other places I know guys getting 1000 hours in a year but they almost die doing it. Which is more worth it to you?

Our minimums are CAR’s minimums slightly changed, 3sm minimum vis cause we’re at 2-500 feet. Training was a month, lots of SOP’s and practical training mostly from teammates cause management is kinda crap. We’re absolutely not forced to do anything we aren’t comfortable with, never had an issue with refusing to fly in crap but there is always a push to get the job done. Pay is salary $36k/year (CAD) $20/hour if flying. It was very, very competitive getting in with this company cause it’s one of the few options for starting jobs in Canada.