Originally Posted by
tripled
Here is the logic about monetizing ivds:
a sr bidder could plan to bid a line with weekends off so he can watch sports. Then he could drop ivds on those days off that he already planned to be off. Then the sr bidder could work more days in his original vacation month than he was forecast to work when vacation bids were awarded. Bidder now works more days, and earns more money, than he would have if he had kept his original vacation days. Sr bidder vacation days are monetized into 2x3day weekends he would have held off anyway.
sr bidder can hold thanksgiving off. Plans to see family. applies IVDS to thanksgiving weekend after November schedule confirms he held thanksgiving off. Sr bidder now is available to fly and earn more money over his quaternary or quinary week off.
fire away, I’m probably missing something.
trip
Yes that is “monetizing” ivds but to a vast amount of pilots, IVDs worth so much more to alter schedule than day of vacay pay. When you bid in top 5% of your category you can usually find a way for pbs to make your schedule as you want it. That leaves 95% though that have to resort to APD, ivd, or self help.
That’s why I said for super majority of pilot group that would be a “waste” of ivd.