Flexjet schedule
10-13-2018, 04:54 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by SmarterThanYou
Only difference...my life is way better. Good luck on improving your worth.
Funny things is, I bet if you got into an airplane without a VNAV and were given a decent via, you’d lose your mind and jump out of the airplane. You’re giving guys a hard time for being new on the automation, when you probably couldn’t fly without it.
12-04-2018, 01:59 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by StickPig
Can somebody shed an example PBS schedule? I know you bid for the days you want off rather than an actual schedule, but an example line would really help me out. Thanks!
Lines vary from 12-18 days ON per bid period, 4-8 day rotation length. Want 7 on, 14 off, 7 on? possible with PBS
12-04-2018, 04:57 PM
#37
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Joined APC: Jan 2018
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Originally Posted by StickPig
Awesome, thanks for the responses. Are you enjoying the job/company? I’m trying to decide between this and a regional...
Maybe it’s changed, but you generally had to be ridiculously senior to reliably get PBS to work in your favor. For me it was pretty much 3 weekends a month and every possible holiday for years on end until I hit the top 10% of FO’s and then rinse and repeated with upgrade.
Also keep in mind that PBS is based on a 28 day month. So while the system will usually seek to work you 16 days a month on average, it’s actually more like 17-19 days a calendar month depending on how the schedule falls, and how many days are in that month.
It’s not s PBS problem, but rather the size of the company and the needs of the model.
12-05-2018, 08:05 AM
#38
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Originally Posted by FNGFO
Depends on your end goal.
Maybe it’s changed, but you generally had to be ridiculously senior to reliably get PBS to work in your favor. For me it was pretty much 3 weekends a month and every possible holiday for years on end until I hit the top 10% of FO’s and then rinse and repeated with upgrade.
Also keep in mind that PBS is based on a 28 day month. So while the system will usually seek to work you 16 days a month on average, it’s actually more like 17-19 days a calendar month depending on how the schedule falls, and how many days are in that month.
It’s not s PBS problem, but rather the size of the company and the needs of the model.
Maybe it’s changed, but you generally had to be ridiculously senior to reliably get PBS to work in your favor. For me it was pretty much 3 weekends a month and every possible holiday for years on end until I hit the top 10% of FO’s and then rinse and repeated with upgrade.
Also keep in mind that PBS is based on a 28 day month. So while the system will usually seek to work you 16 days a month on average, it’s actually more like 17-19 days a calendar month depending on how the schedule falls, and how many days are in that month.
It’s not s PBS problem, but rather the size of the company and the needs of the model.
12-05-2018, 08:49 AM
#39
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Joined APC: Jan 2018
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Originally Posted by SmarterThanYou
I know first year FOs in the Challenger fleet that held Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas off under PBS bidding this year.
12-05-2018, 12:50 PM
#40
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Originally Posted by FNGFO
Uh huh. And what did they offer the scheduler to do them that favor? Because it was very uncommon in the past.
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