A day trip isn't really like an 9-5 job. I'll give you an example of a day trip (only one because there's only one day trip on our next month's bid packet for EWR):
Report: 06:53
EWR 07:33 MHT 08:46 / 04:16
MHT 13:02 EWR 14:18 / 00:34
EWR 14:52 AVP 15:51 / 00:23
AVP 16:14 EWR 17:22 /
Release: 17:32
Daily Block: 4:36
Daily Duty: 10:39

So basically, give up almost eleven hours of your life to fly only four and a half. Now, it's a horrible example (the 4:16 six in MHT is very CommutAir-ish). But it gives you an idea of a day trip. Horrible for commuters...but day trips can be popular with guys who live in base, especially when they're high time days.

A multiple day trip will consist of much the same, except lasting several days and with overnights. The company may modify the trip as legs get delayed/cancelled. Here's a straight copy-paste of a four day out of our next bid packet. If APC doesn't format it correctly, I apologize:
(flight)(dep. airport)(dep. time)(arr. airport)(arr. time)(scheduled block)(time between legs)(aircraft)

TRIP NAME: XT1*XT2*XT3*XT4
TRIP STARTS ON DATE(S): 03/05/12
TRIP STARTS ON DAY(S): 1

REPORT TIME: 07:50
4777 EWR 08:30 ROC 10:04 01:34 03:16 DH2
4798 ROC 13:20 CLE 14:55 01:35 00:30 DH2
4798 CLE 15:25 FNT 16:26 01:01 00:34 DH2
4800 FNT 17:00 CLE 18:00 01:00 01:20 DH2
4805 CLE 19:20 MDT 20:43 01:23 DH2
RELEASE: 20:53
----- DAILY CREDIT 06:33 DUTY DAY 13:03 REST 08:37
REPORT TIME: 05:30
4838 MDT 06:30 EWR 07:37 01:07 00:53 DH3
4777 EWR 08:30 ROC 10:04 01:34 DH2
RELEASE: 10:14
----- DAILY CREDIT 03:00 DUTY DAY 04:44 REST 19:01
REPORT TIME: 05:15
4855 ROC 06:15 EWR 07:47 01:32 00:43 DH3
4855 EWR 08:30 PVD 09:47 01:17 00:27 DH3
4856 PVD 10:14 EWR 11:37 01:23 00:31 DH3
4856 EWR 12:08 ROC 13:30 01:22 DH3
RELEASE: 13:40
----- DAILY CREDIT 05:34 DUTY DAY 08:25 REST 15:35
REPORT TIME: 05:15
4855 ROC 06:15 EWR 07:47 01:32 00:43 DH3
4855 EWR 08:30 PVD 09:47 01:17 00:49 DH3
4856 PVD 10:36 EWR 11:59 01:23 02:56 DH3
4817 EWR 14:55 ITH 16:13 01:18 00:22 DH2
4819 ITH 16:35 EWR 18:00 01:25 DH2
RELEASE: 18:10
----- DAILY CREDIT 06:55 DUTY DAY 12:55
TRIP CREDIT HOURS: 22:02
LENGTH OF TRIP: 4 DAYS

Pretty normal four day, worth 22 hours or so. Decent rest on two nights. Early starts on a couple of days. Non-commutable.
With a little experience you'll start figuring out the ins and outs. The second and third overnights for example won't be as good, because they'll be delayed in the Newark system.
Other things will vary to your operation...day two shows 3 hours credit because that's our minimum for the day. Deadheads would show if there were any. Etc. Etc.

 

Thanks for that!

 

Any suggestions on which base to pick. So I can see my family on my days off right after done with the last trip of the week. My family is on Puerto Rico and btw... I'm not sure if they give me the base or I can choose it? I know that Fl is the better choice for me but it's not for juniors.

Thanks!

 

Commuting to and from Puerto Rico will probably take a full day in each direction. Most of the junior/reserve lines I saw only had 2 or 3 consecutive days off, so I dont think it'd matter which base you're at because all of the northern bases would be very difficult to get to PR and back in your time off. But to answer your question, Billings is the most commutable base of the northern bases. And no, you cannot pick, but you can list your preference on the bid and they do their best to accomodate your requests, or so I'm told. You can bid Florida, you might get lucky, if not they just use your next choice down. FLL is most senior. Hope this helps.

 

Sure and thanks for that! Btw... Where are you based?

 

Who is the person in charge? Please

 

i know they said it'd be a while to hear anything, but what's the going time frame for a response? i'm coming up on 2 weeks in a few days. thanks

 

If Cleveland a base? And also the airport is KCLE?

 

I interviewed on the 11th and had all positive feedback. Haven't heard anything yet either.

 

did any DE Captains get the call?

I interviewed in november...