Originally Posted by
PBSG
We can 'Bid via Preferences' which allows us to weigh different options and score it. Lazy people dont even look at the lines and do this via a Standing Bid. Myself, I look thru and find 20 or so lines I like and make sure they are on top (Look for commutability, no day trips, overnights at home). To answer you question directly I probably spend an hour or so on it. For March I spent 45 minutes, then the next day looked over my work (Since its a vacation month) and submitted it. Results come out tomorrow.
This is another thing that can't be understated. We are currently bidding for March. The bid packs were delayed by a week or so. And we are STILL getting our schedules on the 13th of Feb. As far as I know, PBS doesn't get you your schedule until after the 20th? I like to be able to plan ahead a bit for the next month. If PBS were ever a consideration for the ERJ pilots, I hope we would be able to have our schedules at the first of the month like we do now.