Originally Posted by tcco94

Bid a SLC airplane, wait for an AE and you will hold SLC. Don't mess around with the 7ER or trying to trick the system. All you'll do is go through world of pain commuting, waiting for training, long training events, longer seat lock, list goes on.

As a 7ER pilot commuting from SLC, bid 320/73N/220 and just wait to bid to SLC on an AE. It won't be a long wait and certainly you will not get to SLC any faster bidding something not in SLC (717/7ER) and trying to use the 1 year seat lock release rule. You'll get to slc even later with a longer seat lock on airplane #2 and be gone longer with all the training. Keep it simple. Don't over think it.