Inside connection to Pipeline Patrol @ 320TT. Busted ass and logged 900hr in 6mo to meet 135 IFR mins after meeting a small 135 / 91 business owner on the road doing pipeline. Went straight into Cessna 310/340/421C single-pilot with occasional King Air 90/200 ; Cheyanne III/IIIA trips. After 5mo of mostly 421 I went to King Air school and almost exclusively flew the turbines, all single pilot for over a year before leaving that outfit to contract full-time back home. Starting Dash8 ISR class on the 2nd.