Originally Posted by
chuck416
PBS is currently locked for OCT bid run. When it opens up, I'll look at the reasons, and hopefully that 'll shed some light on this. I'm mostly hoping that I don't fly a full month in OCT, as I have Vacation coming next month as well. Not too senior in my seat, if it's not obvious. I didn't complain about SEP, as I didnt have anything planned. OCT…different matter.
You should asked that this be checked. We should all enforce the contract. I took a quick look at the 330b's and there were only a couple that had 6 days of vacation and only one with two 6 day blocks. It was legal since the trips were of lower value then yours. Perhaps you switched categories. You can also check your reasons report.
On a side note it's important to understand the contract. I recently talked with a pilot who because he did not understand how to use PBS in a training month dealt himself over a 15% paycut for the entire year! That's a tough thing to swallow when a hour on the Internet or a few phone calls would have saved the day. There are resources on how to bid in almost every situation on the DALPA website.