Originally Posted by Scoop

PBS is overall a good thing. The initial transition to PBS can be painful because it is very efficient and needs less pilots, but as far as scheduling goes it is great.

I hear guys saying how PBS screws everyone except the most senior Pilots - how can that be? The same amount of trips flown each month as before but now every pilot has more control over their schedule.

If you are junior before PBS you do not have much control but if you are junior after PBS you should at least be able to get specific days off. Obviously a junior guy will not be getting off on holidays or most weekends but that is no different then before PBS. When you just consider that the same rotations will be flown before PBS as after PBS, but now you have more options in selecting them, you will see it is a scheduling plus.

You are obviously going to hear good and bad about PBS prior to actually using it - keep an open mind and decide for yourself once you use it. One more thing - there are a lot less guys on reserve with PBS - more lineholders which is a good thing.

Scoop