3 paired days (one of which has to be a weekend) and two single days total 8 days in 28
Not even. The current EBA states that only 1 weekend in 6 needs to be rostered with an annual average of 1 in 4.
Much has been said about lifestyle already in this thread. The reality is that most crews, in particular the Q400 drivers, are flying equal hours, equal duty and equal overnights in a month as the
VB drivers and earn significantly less - somewhere in the range of 30K-50K.
Lets admit it. On a day when we have 8/8ths of blue, light and variable winds and only fly a few sectors, it is a pretty cruisy gig. But when the weather turns bad, your flying on min rest, trying to study (in your own time) for sim checks and the like you earn every little pay cheque they give you.