Carry-in trip bidding strategy

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02-26-2023 | 11:45 AM

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Carry-in trip bidding strategy

Is there a bidding strategy to take advantage of having a carry-in pairing at the beginning of the month? I can't remember if it's a reserve or a reg line bidding strategy, but I thought someone described a technique to get some benefit from having a few days carried in.

Example: 6-day trip at the end of March with 5 days carrying into April. When bidding for April you should try to...

02-26-2023 | 12:36 PM

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I used it when I was junior. Carry in trip, with the hours coming into Dec. that way PBS only needs to give me about 40-50 hours in Dec to give me a line.

02-26-2023 | 12:53 PM

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Works well until they chop the carry in part and you get some crap trip directly after it, after the bidding window has closed.

02-26-2023 | 01:22 PM

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They can’t change the trip after the bidding window closes.

02-26-2023 | 01:40 PM

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Ah, I guess I just don’t check it enough. That’s on me.

02-26-2023 | 01:54 PM

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Ah, I guess I just don’t check it enough. That’s on me.

I do agree with you that when they do change it, it usually makes the trip bad or gets rid of a lot of carry-in credit.

02-26-2023 | 02:05 PM

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I do agree with you that when they do change it, it usually makes the trip bad or gets rid of a lot of carry-in credit.

That’s what happened to me, messed up the start of my month and forced me into an extra trip basically.

02-26-2023 | 02:05 PM

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I do it sometimes sniping a trip at the end of the month, especially when I need some time off soon after. That was I have credit for the next month already and on days I know I’m ok with working.
Pro tip. If you can find a trip with lots of credit or an easy/short first day, the credit pays on the next month. For example, 2 hr 1 leg day 1, the rest of the trip pays in the next month and the 2 hours on the month the trip started in.
There’s also a way to do it after the bid closes and use one this month to overlap and drop a trip for the next month.

02-26-2023 | 02:15 PM

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They always have to honor the current month. Picking up a carry in trip that touches a weekend trip or some other important date is a sure fire way to get rid of it.

02-27-2023 | 05:26 PM

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They can’t change the trip after the bidding window closes.

From Sched Ref Handbook: An asterisk rotation is subject to change or removal from your line upon the publication of the following month’s bid package. It can be extended by only a single day, reduced, altered in some other way in either or both bid periods, or canceled altogether. Once altered, the new rotation is referred to as a transition pairing and carries full rotation guarantee just as any other rotation. Asterisk rotation changes are posted before 1800E on the 4th.