Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
That's the exact same way L-XJT has done it since time immemorial except it was called the Initial Line Improvement Window (ILIW). Like you said, a great system in theory. Without any experience with PSA's system, I suspect you run into issues with coverage when trying to drop or trade trips so it's not exactly an anything goes free for all.
No, there are no limits for round 1. You can drop anything or pick anything up and the SAP is first come first serve. Took me a few hours, but for February I'm crediting almost 100 hours while only flying around 80 and I still have 12 days off plus all the days off I needed to have off. All commutable trips. Not too shabby. Round 2 line holders get what is left over, but my round 2 experience was that all of my trips were commutable and I still credited around 85 hours or so with 11-12 days off. Then reserve bids for whatever reserve time slot they can hold and for build-up/composite lines. All in all I'd say having the SAP is a 150% improvement to my quality of life.
Now if we could just get the critical pay issue figured out, it wouldn't be unheard of for pilots to credit 130 hours /month worth of pay and only fly 80 or 85 like it used to be.