Originally Posted by
B00sted
You'd be surprised at how much more efficient PBS makes schedules. No more training, carry in, or vacation issues.
I'm sure management knows how many pilots they can cut when PBS is implemented.
They'll just do what Mesa did to us. Take the estimated number of block hours for the next year, and divide it by the line value they desire. In our case, it was 85.
Add some reserves to that, and you have your number. In our case, it was about 200 less than we had.
PBS is a dangerous animal. The only pilots I have ever heard speak highly of it were Skywest guys.