Hi John,
DITO to what Di_Vosh had to say.
Rostering, days off etc etc has quite a bit to do with fleet you are on and which base.
Generally speaking the regional lifestyle is a good one, I can only speak from the perspective as a northerner, there are more often than not consecutive days off, you can generally make requests to suit your events calender and everyone is generally pretty flexible.
It is a good job if your ego will allow you to fly an aircraft that has the propeller outside of the engine cowl.......
