Originally Posted by
erjpilot7
Since I now know there is no PBS at Mesaba yet, how friendly are reserve and lineholder schedules for commuters? Days off in a row specifically? Is roughly a 4-on, 3-off or 5-on, 2-off schedule common or are there a lot of days off thrown in between 3 and 4 day trips? Is there a stark difference in pairing construction between the bases? Sorry if this has been asked before. This thread is so big it is getting impossible to search. Thanks.
I personally wouldn't call having 2 off in between 5 day reserve periods commuter friendly, but its certainly doable, but that also depends on where you are coming from, and if FEDEX is an option for you as well (in MEM of course). Lately I have seen a few more 5 on 3 off, but each line is different.