Originally Posted by
TANSTAAFL
That "pilots senior to you bidding X" page is nearly worthless. The total senior can be someone who has it as #10 on their preferences and will likely get something else first, it also does not count freeze or percentages in category - particularly prevalent for commuters - where a pilot might bid it at the percentage for a line holder or higher, thereby allowing a 0% bidder to get the slot at a lower seniority.
I have personally seen an award where I had over 70 pilots senior to me 1st choice. Bid what you want and be ready to fly it. If you don't really want it don't bid it. There is a lot of movement taking place and you might be well served by waiting a bit for what you really want.
In most cases I agree with you here, but what guys are saying about the 717 is that very junior guys (14 Hires) have very few guys senior to them bidding the category. In this case the feature is very useful in predicting how junior that seat will go. I'm an 07 hire and when the bid closed there were only 30 guys senior to me total bidding the category. I'd almost bet money we see 07 hires awarded 717A in NYC.
