Float Pilot Candidate  

I can only speak for my time as a relief pilot for the Colorado based company. Spent 2 years as a Regional Relief.  I will start with the good first

Pro- You get paid to travel to the base you support. Company provides rental car and hotel during your shift. Also, my company paid meal per deim.  I got paid a minimum of 14 days per month, even if I worked less. Over 14 days of work, I got paid the actual amount of days work. I had a lot of control over my schedule, and I usually built my own schedule for the month. However, that's not the case these days.

Con- No overtime until i met the 2190 hour worked during the calendar year. Usually happened around November. If you work for a company that controls your schedule, you might not work 7 on/7 off. There we times I worked 3 on/ 7 off. I also worked 22 days straight without a day off. And every variety of schedule in between. Travel days to the base and home are added to that. 7/7 schedule is actually a 9/5 with travel. Going to a new base is fun. No knowledge of the local area/ hospitals/airspac. Very quick learning curve. 

I'm sure there's more. The job is not for everyone but I enjoyed it and would do it again if need be. Good luck.