you join now upgrade 4-5 years more than likely 5 unless lots leave and that will shorten it but they like to bring in DEC's when they get tight.not sure if a new joiner with 340 can go onto the 340 after 6 months, there is a good chance that could happen. days off vary top months 15 bottem months 8. if you are thinking of commuting its doable but hard,company does not like it so they set the bidding rules to make it not so easy. if you could do back to back ulh's it would be easy. road show said something along the line of 500 pilots needed through the end of 08, based on no one leaving, that would put us at 2100 ish.