Originally Posted by Cycle Pilot

I'm a junior NYC -88 guy. Your month will vary depending upon what the staffing is like. During the Summer, plan to fly right up to guarantee (70 hours) or over. I commute from California and I'm home about 14 to 15 days per month on average. If you live close to base, you'll definitely be home more. On a 31 day month, you have a guaranteed 13 days off. All reserve pilots are on long call (12 hours) and they can assign you up to six short call periods (2 hour call out) per month. A short call period is 12 hours long and you can usually get released two hours early. Example... a short call might go from 6am to 6pm and if scheduling approves it, you can get released at 4pm. If you aren't commuting by plane and it's the slow time of year, you should be able to be home at least 15-16 days a month. Hope this helps out.