Originally Posted by
RamenNoodles
You have to consider, though, that PBS is one giant initial open time pot where you are more likely to get what you want the first time around and not have to swap later. If PBS awards you a few 2 days and a few 4 days, you'll only have to worry about swapping a few trips instead of the whole month.
Under a line bid, if the guy got a couple 4 days and the rest 2 days, who says he wants to trade everything anyway? The LIW gives you ability to adjust/tweak your WHOLE schedule, or just tiny portions.
Originally Posted by
RamenNoodles
If you were awarded a line under line bidding with ALL 4 days and tried to swap out with the conflict trips that dropped into open time, your success would be rather low because of ASA's "red arrow day" conflicts.
I'm not sure how many times we have to repeat this. The LIW is a fluid and dynamic thing. Guys are trading, dropping, and picking up CONSTANTLY. This also causes the coverage go from negative to positive, allowing MORE dropping. AGAIN, I'LL REPEAT IT. If it doesn't drop on the first attempt, just sit back and be patient, and try it again.
Originally Posted by
RamenNoodles
I like to work Monday through Thursday commutable 4 days. Next month, I have AQP that runs Wednesday through Saturday. Had we still been using the line bidding system, I would have been awarded a 4 day on the same week that I have AQP. The Wednesday and Thursday portion would have dropped into open time, but I'd still be left with a 2 day on Monday and Tuesday which would have made for 6 days of work in a row. No thank you!
If the AQP is a 5 day event counting a position/DH, it would only work for IAH based pilots. XJT CAN'T build 5 day trips, against the CBA. Our company has recently run into this road block with our AQP program. A reserve pilot can be on a 4 day and be modified in to a 5 day, but that's a whole different deal. They can put a 3 day next to a 2 day, but thats a whole different deal as well. So a 5 day pairing is what they'll be for the non IAH based pilots. Also, XJT pilots can only do recurrent training what would have been normal work days, unless the pilot specifically requests otherwise. And if so, get's paid above guaranty for doing so.