Originally Posted by
rightside02
All good advice for the what is the worst bidding system I’ve personally seen. Sure guys argue it’s ok. Cause they’ve gotten good at using it ,and I typically get decent result with outside help , doesn’t change the fact that it is a POS old system .
Some people are just wired differently. If you gave my oldest son a rubics cube he could solve it pretty quick. He's also the youngest person ever hired by the FBI as a forensic accountant.
If you gave my youngest son a rubics cube he would go into the garage, grab a hammer and smash it, then reassemble it with all the colors on the panels.
Both kids solved the puzzle.
We have both types of pilots at UAL.
Some "get PBS" and have figured out how to make the solution work for them each month (floating G line). Some say screw it and just bang in sick. That's the ultimate hammer after all. If a pilot needs off, he will be off somehow.