MaxKts,

My wife flies using PBS (as well as many of my friends) and I don't. I see on a monthly basis how her quality of life is much worse. Were do I begin. No vacation conflicts, no training conflicts, hours spent trying to figure out what the computer is going to award, only to find out after the fact that you missed some arcane scoring parameter and are continually awarded something you didn't want. No thanks!

(My opinion only) I think PBS is a huge win for the companies that sell it and the airlines that implement it & control it and a huge loss of QOL for the crews that have to work under it. Also, for those that ask, "What if the pilot's control the PBS parameters? It would be okay then." Why would the airline spend big bucks on PBS to then turn around and not extract at least the cost of the software contract annually in crew QOL savings? There is absolutely no financial incentive to buy this type of solution and let the pilots control it where no savings occur.

I will vote no on any contract or LOA that allows PBS at FedEx. Maybe not a big deal to you or others, but is a show stopper for me. Thankfully, everyone gets a vote. I can only control my own vote and, in the meantime, provide some perspective from someone who lives with/without PBS each and every month.