all of your questions are really based on seniority. Memphis would be the least senior base to be at though. The reserve time would be shorter there than in MSP (most senior). Commuting on reserve is just like commuting any other time. But you have to be within 1.5 hours of the airplane, which means you must have a crashpad nearby. You can be on 24 hour reserve but that only happens if they take a trip assigned to you away, typically these go to IOE pilots. and just as it says, Mesaba must give you at least a 24 hour notice of when your reserve trip or turn would start. so these are commutable. Mesaba is a good company though, but like anything else in this, you never know whats gonna happen tomorrow. A lot of people thought Mesaba was gonna be out of business a few years ago, now they're doing pretty good.