Originally Posted by
elmetal
Prefer off Mondays 8am to 23:59
Prefer off tuesdays
Prefer off Wednesdays 00:00-14:00
Award pairing if pairing release time is Saturday before noon if pairing length > 3 pairing average daily credit > 5;30
Award pairing if pairing release time is Sunday before noon if pairing length > 3 pairing average daily credit > 5;30
Fyi navblue always goes for max credit inside of an award line. You're looking for away to make it sound like the software is a piece of crap but it isn't. Find me a line in any base any seat any month of the year that has your requirements and I'll shut up.
That bid I posted above is a good start. Of course you can keep cascading the credit down etc. The only question I have is: what do you mean by early release sat/sun. Would a 18:00 release Saturday for 20:0 crwsit be better than a Sunday release at noon for 21:00? That's a crucial difference in bid strategy
So I have never used PBS, and I am just going based on the examples from the union, and they all have bidlines with staggered credit. I did not know Navblue will give me the highest credit possible, where did you find that?
There is still a big difference between starting at 7 AM or starting at 9 PM, so (for me) even if I don't have to stagger the credit, I would still stagger by TAFB or check-in, and check-out. I definitely think it is "amazing" that I can sort pairings for display by every parameter possible, but for bidding I have to stagger with multiple bidlines, as opposed to being able to bid:
Award pairing if 4 day, sort by latest check-in, or something like that.
There definitely has not been a single line since I have been at NK that has all my requirements, so I am exited about PBS.