Originally Posted by
RegionalRetread
I’m glad you guys let the rare exception rule your lives. Of the 10s of thousands of pilots currently flying…….of the hundreds of thousands that have ever flown, how many had the perfect storm come together that 2 weeks made any significant difference. If we are this good at knowing the future, why are we still airline pilots. But I will humbly return to my corner and rely on you geniuses to tell the rest of us rubes how life works.
Myself and a guy hired in the class after me both wanted the same base because we lived there. I got it out of training. Took him almost two years to get the award via system bid.
My place does line bidding. There’s a line that has all layovers where I live. A dude two classes before me also lives near here and wants that line. As long as we are on the same equipment I will NEVER get that award.
You never really know what the effect is going to be until you’re experiencing it.