I've been reading and watching these threads for awhile.
I"m based out of IND and looking at all my MR options this year, short-term and long term.

Correct me if I'm wrong but many of you seem to feel that a good MR isn't great until it's under 4.5/5cpm. Seems to me that out of a lot of second tier cities such as IND, it takes a positioning flight to be able to take advantage of any run under 5cpm.

The problem then becomes that any run turns out to be 5.5-6cpm on the cheapest side from a city like IND.

Now, I'm all about patience and I can wait until just the right deal comes along, but just from a knowledge perspective and with a historical perspective, should I just expect to have to stay above 5cpm from a second tier city such as IND?