Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
You are right. Very few understand the process. Because preferencing DOES increase your odds of getting what you want.
There were those that could have gotten what the wanted had they preferenced but did not because they only had displacements listed.
And if you aren’t changing equipment, you aren’t eligible for the 5 hour override. If NOBODY preferenced it would work. As much as I, too, don’t think anyone should preference, all those guys in the 175 who HAVE to stay in the the 175 are doing the right thing (for them) with a preference.
So your saying reading the gists and points from ALPA emails about bidding & also occasionally following what’s being discussed on APC by fellow pilots & crew room talk, and terminal discussions over coffee time has its benefits?????
Awesome! $8-9K value.