Originally Posted by
EvilGN
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.
I agree with you about 5-on, 2-off. It sucks. I just finished a year of sitting reserve at my last company and predominantly saw 4-on, 3-off and 5-on, 2-off schedules. If I got offered a job at Mesaba, in MSP or MEM, 5-on, 2-off would be bad. In DTW however, it would be no problem. I commute from CLE. The western suburbs specifically. If DTW was just a little bit closer, I could set reserve at home!
Primarily, I just wanted to make sure that days off were mostly grouped together instead of being pitched in between pairings, making a move to base necessary. Thanks for the info.