Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
There are two different parts under discussion. The PBS shadow period provision is fantastic, especially for guys in international categories with long trips. I myself bid and was awarded two 4-day domestic trips that touched my 6-day shadow period. Since I'm a transition OE sort (captain of one plane to captain of another) all I need is one decent 4-day trip for OE and I am complete. So....two four-day trips worth of pay for just one four-day trip needing to be flown for OE--great gig!
That said, getting 1/31 of the ALV for each day of qualification training seems a bit low, considering we are "all in" on the training, 5-6 days out of the week, for far less pay per day than if we were flying. This is one example where the "good ol days" of LOT bidding were superior.
You get the ALV or the line you bid whichever is higher. In addition depending on when your training starts there are lots of options to get a great deal via where you place trips in a initial bid. You can go for time off or money. In addition if you average 5.5 days a week working for a training month you would receive 5 payback days. The shadow period is part of our training pay and process. Still waiting for someone to post how are system overall is bottom of the industry.