Yes but...
It's a little hard to tell what is "normal" when the boss and the client are telling you this is what's expected, because the "pilot before you did it this way." Either I am being too cautious and need to learn to do this, or I need to push back and tell them this is too much. Would really like to talk to 3 or 4 other pipeline pilots to see what they are expected to do by their companies. It would be best if I could say, "No other pipeline companies expect this level of reporting, this is really unusual." Or, "The FAA forbids use of text messaging while flying." Otherwise they're just going to keep telling me to do it. If I had industry SOP or regulations to point to that would be great, but I don't think they exist. I need some ammo, help me.