Originally Posted by
Warhawg01
Yes, you can bid whatever OT you want and you'll get what your seniority can hold. As a first year, bid OT time trips at straight pay. You'll be awarded the trip over all the dudes bidding premium pay for it and you'll get near premium pay (actually, you get paid second year pay for OT picked up from the company, and that is pretty close to premium).
Actually, that's a little misleading.
Pay attention to monthly caps... if you're under the cap, you'll beat out a number 1 FO bidding for the same trip if he's over the cap. Seniority only applies if you're both in the same category - both over or both under the cap. I rarely flew at straight during my first year.
Anything you pick up from Open Time above your original line value pays second year pay.
If you pick up at premium, you get premium value at 2nd year rate.
If you pick up at straight time, you get straight value at 2nd year rate.
If you pick up reserve block from Open Time system, you get 2nd year pay for anything that happens during that reserve block. In other words, if you fly, anything that trip pays will pay you at 2nd year. Or if you don't fly at all, you get 6 TFP per day at 2nd year rate.