Yes, I think it's very much a function of where you are trying to fly from and when you want to fly, as to being able to get FF tickets. Living here in Florida, doing a nonstop from Miami on AA, and almost always flying off season and NOT on the weekends, we are usually able to find FF seats without any problem, for the cheapest mileage on AA. We always try to book way ahead of time also. We were lucky enough to be able to book FF tickets on Delta through Atlanta for next summer also, booking the VERY FIRST day they were available, but we did have to pay more miles than the minimum for them.