[QUOTE=BlueSkies;1896938]Home basing sounds awful. I think I read somewhere in this thread that someone spent 9 months bumping around to different bases. I'm guessing that is an extreme example but can junior guys except several months in a row of that? Commuting sounds very difficult even without home basing. Thanks for the info.
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I been home based for 10 months now and have no plans on leaving for the time being. I enjoy where I live and have been able to spend quite a bit of time at home. Bidding from month to month as a mid seniority pilot can get you 10 day blocks of time off... but the downside is you are really hustling when you do work. 6 on/1 off/6 on is what I bid to maximize my days off in big blocks. For some of the folks this base is their home (for a variety of reasons) but for the majority it allows people to sample multiple bases before committing to moving into a permanent base.