I flew Bush in Alaska for a few years.
Yes, you can make good money doing it.
Yes, it is dangerous, quite a few crashes and dead pilots/pax.
Lost friends and colleagues at a steady rate.
(Back in the 80s before GPSs came around, although some accidents were due to overloading and short strips, bad combo)
Would I do it again? Yes, if I was young again. Now I know too much and won't fly in bad weather with crapppy airplanes. That being said, some of the stuff was fun: Operate a DC-3 from beaches to pick up fresh salmon from the Eskimos, then fly to the nearest town with a cannery or processing plant, hoping you would get airborne in 1800 feet with a full load and full flaps..
Landing on frozen rivers with strong crosswinds was also fun, no need to straighten the airplane before touch down, look out the side window And land sideways. Never learned some of that stuff in flight school, figure it out and get the job done.
