In IAH, not that long for now. Looking at the PBS schedules for December, it looks like 9 months before you get nearly all weekends and Christmas off. A few lines have 15 days off.

Unfortunately, in the regional world, nothing is forever. Your FO schedule is a balance of planned flying, available FO’s and the number of FO’s coming out of training. Same with the CA schedule. Last May, we were hurting for FO’s in IAH and FO flying schedules were packed. Now, we are hurting for CA’s in IAH and CA flying schedules are packed. Things can reverse.

If you live in IAH currently as an FO, bidding reserve and Call Me Last currently results in little flying. That means you mostly sit at home with a few days of ready reserve and possible scheduled flying - and get paid 76 hours.