Originally Posted by
clear2takeoff
This gets more confusing the more I read these posts and the union message from last year. It's also pertinent to me this month.
Example numbers:
I didn't bid with any specific strategy in mind, but was awarded a line of 89:54.
This is my vacation month and I get two weeks.
Vacation credit: 45:30
Total block flying awarded in bid: 43:57
Soft time: :27
With this information, can anyone tell me if I'll end up "working for free" if I pick up any trips? If so, how much? I want to avoid any "free flying" for multiple reasons. Someone told me that you can just look at the trip trade $ figures in crew companion, and if the amount goes up when you add a trip to your schedule by the expected amount, you're good... but reading this thread makes me think otherwise.
You already are doing the flying for free. So, whether you pick up or not, the free flying ship has already sailed.
Your MPG should be 2:20 times 17, which is 39:40. So, since you had a very high PBS award, you already are assigned all the free flying. Not sure what your minimum bid could have been for your BES, so can't say how much free flying you are doing, but it is likely substantial! If your Line Production Floor was 73 hours (for instance) then you are doing about 12 hours of flying for free!
But, if you want to pick up additional flying now, that will all be on top of the 89:54, so at least it won't be anymore for free.