In the summer months you should expect to be busy, with minimal standbys, although there are block standbys occasionally where you have a 4 or 5 day run of being in standby and can be called to go to another base to cover for a few days. In the other seasons where flying tails off there are more standbys but J2 have started to look at the amount of cover and have started to stand people down when they see there is no point in having so many people on call. You can also take winter leave options that are made quite attractive, things like take 1 month off unpaid get 1 month off paid, and some part time options over the winter to give you more days off.