You guys aren't reading what Clear is saying.
Before the lines are actually built, PBS allots about 85 credit hours per month to each line, divides the total hours to be flown by about 85, and figures out exactly how many lineholders will be created. Thatusually works out to being about 79-82 hard hours in a calendar month. PBS allows us to select when we want to fly, where we want to fly, and even with whom we want to fly with. Once you get your line, then you can trade with other pilots, either up or down.
Me, I asked for and received four four day trips and got a fifth carry-in tacked on starting tomorrow. Every trip has a 32 hour layover at home. Plus I had a carry-in from last month. Result: Total credits of 92 hours with 5 nights spent away from home.
The point is, there is a fixed amount of flying divided up by PBS among X number of line average. Based on seniority, PBS starts at the top and constructs lines from the total amount of flying. You can go above that line average by asking PBS to award credit time, or you can go below it. If senior guys want to pad their lines with extra time, PBS will accommodate - at the expense of the junior line holders who might only then be built to 78 hours. Or, if all the senior pilots bid for min time, then PBS will have to award greater amounts of flying to the bottom side of the list. Once you get your line, you're free to chop trips and put up for trade to other pilots. If there's no takers, then you're stuck with the trip. But, it's amazing what the time whores will pick up. All I can say is, wow. Getting rid of trips is no problem. I've had complete junk disappear within a minute of posting it on the trade board.
