So, this is probably a stupid question, but just out of curiosity, how flexible are airlines with respect to long-term scheduling? Just to clarify, I understand that during a bid period, more senior pilots generally have a greater likelihood of getting desirable schedules than more junior pilots, but what I really mean is, should you want to take some extended time off (say, 1-2 months hypothetically), could you theoretically not bid for any lines during that time? Would you still get paid for this time off if you were flying close to 900-1000 hours over the year anyway? As you have probably guessed by now, I am not a pilot
, so please forgive the naivety of this post.