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1900 Hundo
Bidding Strategy help-
Going through training on the 7ERB NYC, was told to shadow bid. I watched the Youtube video and read the gouge, but there really is not much there. I understand it pays the higher of what I can hold or OE trips. Question is, I finish training the first week of November, should I try and bid trips and reserve in the first couple of weeks of Nov. and try and bid days off towards the end? Any help would be appreciated.
FWIW, you will get paid training salary until the day you are signed off of IOE. You will be paid flight pay for TOE trips and any other line trips or prorated reserve pay for the remainder of that month. Anything you bid until completion of TOE will get CNX'ed (and placed in the open time pot).
Also, line bids or reserve bids are for the entire bid period. There is no mixing reserve and regular line schedules within a bid period.
I heard 7ER OE still has a 6 week break between rating ride and first IOE (can anyone confirm?). IOE and TOE should be complete within a month or less...once you finally get started. For you, NOV will likely be just practice for learning the mechanics of bidding. You won't see a single rotation on your award. Dec may be the same...though you might consider bidding reserve days/regular trips to align with any Christmas desired time off.