Originally Posted by
ColoradoAviator
And if there were days off you want where would you put the “Prefer Off” within that logic?
I guess it depends on the importance of those days off. If you MUST have them off, put them right below Set condition Min Credit. I believe that will always be the top one in the bid group.
The more PREFER OFF days you add, the less likely it will be able find a solution near the top bid group (which, in this case, would give you the fewest work days via a higher avg day credit.)
p.s. The reason you want to list all of your desired trips specifically is that a pilot senior to you might have already snagged one of them with a vague bid preference. If you specifically ask for it and it is already assigned, PBS goes back to see who got it and whether PBS can still call him a satisfied customer by substituting another trip that is still in open time and reassigning his trip to you. This is not well understood by some senior dudes.
PBS calls it SHUFFLING. Look it up in the PBS guide.
Disclaimer: I am 6 months out of PBS currency. (VEOP)