Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 501976)

Cycle-
Be careful. It sounds like you've got it, but remember there's a big difference between voluntary and mandatory displacements.

Your VOLUNTARY displacement bid will normally mirror your AE bid exactly. Both of those are bids that you want. Don't put anything on those lists unless you want it.
Your MANDATORY displacement list can include all those positions you want but it should also include positions you DON'T want unless you are forced out of your current position. You need to include those in the order you prefer or crew resources will just assign you one.

Clear as mud?

Originally Posted by Xray678 (Post 502050)

to meet training slots in january, the bid has to come out tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Check Essential (Post 502113)

I would always have a mandatory displacement bid in the system. Its foolish not to. Even if it seems highly unlikely that you will get bumped, you never know.

In your case (ATLM88B) I would at least bid the NYC categories in the order you prefer.
777 - 7ER - 73N. Or M88 if you dont want to go to the schoolhouse.

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 502129)

Correct, unless they delay the a/c deliveries again.