Wingedmunkie is spot on. Not the place for regular 4-5 day trips.
Just talked/texted with 3 friends who are MEM based in the past 24hrs. All three are Captains mind you, but their lines have been getting less robust and or change rapidly when started which is unusual. Losing one or two art33 lines is not uncommon this past month especially on a secondary. MEM is not a heavily populated base having only 17 Captains and 26 FO’s on the last cycle. Quite a few have rotated out and two of the three aforementioned Captains are bidding out next round.
ALL days below are work days:
*Capt - Four 30 day Primary Lines (One 15 Day / Three Split Lines) Two Reserve Lines one split, one not.
*FO - Seven 30 day Primary Lines (One 16 Day / Six Split Lines) Four Reserve Lines (two are 60 day lines) Three Split, one not. Two 30 day Secondary lines as well and both were split 7 day plus a 10 day work cycle. Most lines were 15, 16 and even a 17 days off. Reserve line not so much if I recall for both Capt/FO.
**Split = Broken up, not full 15-17 day lines. Splits are variable with 4-5 day lines coupled with a 10-12 day line. Reserve lines are more like 7 day plus 10, or 8 plus 9.
Note: Capt lines were mostly 70-75hrs, one low 60ish and the one high of 80hrs. (Approximate) FO lines were mostly 90hrs+, a low of 74 and one high of 105. Not adding art33, so many would be more.
All subject to change and it is changing it seems. Heck, everything changes here so be aware, flexible and manage your expectations and if you don’t they will.
<I will be surprised if MEM stays a base beyond another year or two at most, but that is a pure uneducated guess and I cannot back it up…>
Last edited by C17B74; 06-22-2022 at 02:30 AM.