PBS question
01-07-2024, 08:28 AM
#71
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With the new payscale, that is what they are encouraging. There is no longer a pay bump if you upgrade to CA in the first year. The downside is that may cause the the DRL upgades to extend out longer (my guess is over 2 years).
01-09-2024, 07:55 AM
#72
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What and when people bid for is always changing and you just have to do what makes you happy.
01-09-2024, 03:44 PM
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As someone said in another thread, the people looking at ILC candidates will wonder why you sat as a SIC on the Phenom rather than upgrade. So, that may flush people out of the seat.
What and when people bid for is always changing and you just have to do what makes you happy.
What and when people bid for is always changing and you just have to do what makes you happy.
02-14-2024, 08:07 AM
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new developments?
Any new developments on the PBS with Flexjet? I understood there were some growing pains. How is it now and are pilots using it, or do most go with an 8 on, 6 off schedule. Iĺl be joining the ranks in a few weeks and curious about what to expect with the flying schedule. Thanks!
My going-in plan is to do 8/6 for my first 6 months, both to try out the fixed-schedule lifestyle and because I wouldn't have the seniority to hold anything decent in PBS anyway. I've got time to wait it out--following this plan, it'd be 1Q2025 before I tried PBS--but I'm bored and curious (admittedly a dangerous combination).
02-14-2024, 05:07 PM
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Things have been quiet lately in this forum. Any improvements on PBS lately, or at least interest by management in fixing it? During my interview they didn't discuss any growing pains or initiatives to improve PBS, but that was a sales pitch so I didn't expect any admissions like "it's super unpopular and we're working on it."
My going-in plan is to do 8/6 for my first 6 months, both to try out the fixed-schedule lifestyle and because I wouldn't have the seniority to hold anything decent in PBS anyway. I've got time to wait it out--following this plan, it'd be 1Q2025 before I tried PBS--but I'm bored and curious (admittedly a dangerous combination).
My going-in plan is to do 8/6 for my first 6 months, both to try out the fixed-schedule lifestyle and because I wouldn't have the seniority to hold anything decent in PBS anyway. I've got time to wait it out--following this plan, it'd be 1Q2025 before I tried PBS--but I'm bored and curious (admittedly a dangerous combination).
02-15-2024, 12:54 PM
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I'm on the other end of the airline pipeline. I'll be good with DRL CA.
02-16-2024, 10:18 AM
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New hire still in training here. What would happen if you input preferences and want to work 16 days per month but the system assigns you 18 or 20 days? Is there any recourse to get a few days removed or are you stuck with what the system assigns? That could be a major issue with QOL if you get many more days assigned than desired.
02-16-2024, 11:05 AM
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New hire still in training here. What would happen if you input preferences and want to work 16 days per month but the system assigns you 18 or 20 days? Is there any recourse to get a few days removed or are you stuck with what the system assigns? That could be a major issue with QOL if you get many more days assigned than desired.
02-16-2024, 11:07 AM
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I was wondering how PTO intreracted with the schedule. So if you can bid for and get non-working days, great, and if they schedule you to work on day(s) you want off, you can trump them by using PTO on the affected days? That must create quite the puzzle for the schedulers to work out.
02-16-2024, 11:41 AM
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Thank you for the response. If you could estimate, how many pilots are using Flexbid vs. going with the fixed 8/6 schedule? In training we were advised to pick flex bid first, try it for a few months, and then switch to the fixed schedule if so inclined.
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