Originally Posted by
tsquare
OK, I disagree with that then. Scenario: I am an in base guy, and I want to pick up a trip in open time but I have a trip that conflicts. I am trying like hell to drop it but capped reserve days prevent it. That trip gets picked up by another base's pilot, and miraculously I then find someone that wants my trip. Dammit... that trip I DID want is now gone. That sucks. MEX here I come.
What I was suggesting might actually help in your scenario. You place the trip you want to dump on the swap board as a straight pick-up...nobody in New York wants it, so a few days later (few to be defined later) it then becomes eligible for pick-up by other base guys and boom...it's gone to some DTW guy that thinks MEX is a good deal, and now you have the hole you need for your white slip. I'm only talking about guys picking up from swap board straight drops, no trips listed in open time. Anyway, it's just an idea, not going to set myself on fire if it isn't adopted.
