Originally Posted by
dera
So, you are pay protected for TL, but not DC. For lineholders, a lot of conflicts are DCs and thus not pay protected. Pretty easy to lose 10 hours of pay that way. Especially if your first trip of the month has some silly 1.5 hour GRK overnight which they tag on to an already weak end of the previous trip. Most of the time for reserves you want the transition, because you get paid for the TL day off you get. But for lineholders, the transition is a trap and it only works if you have back to back trips. For overlapping trips, transition often works against you.
I had a 19 hour 4-day turn into a 3 hour overnight and 4 hours of carryon. So I lost 12 hours of pay and working 6 days in a row. Never making that mistake(selecting transition) again.
Yes, we seem to be talking the same the same language, perhaps I should have been more clear in my initial reply. I agree 100%, this is a dangerous game to play so you need to make sure you understand it.
Eagle Quickbid makes things fantastic if you want to roll the dice and have the seniority to know you will get what you want. To be clear, to benefit from transition you NEED to be able to create a 30/7 conflict or some other duty day issue, otherwise it will not be paid.
Some pilots, especially more senior ones activity search these trips out to make extra money for the same amount of work. Good luck to all who try and be sure of your bidding.