SWA Bidding/Pairings

[Phlintstone]

Here are AT we use Flica to bid and there is an accompany iPhone app that allows you easily look up your schedule and pairings. Is there anything like that app over on the SW side?

Phred

 

[ALSF 2]

Here at SW we use a company program called CWA, if you use an iPhone there is a app called CrewWeb. If you use Android, you just access the company's program CWA though your browser (but for best functionality, download Puffin Web Browser), no app.

Cheers!

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

to add to that, Crewweb works with an Ipad as well. And last time I flew with the Capt. that made them, he is working on a New and Improved version! Crewweb is free, New app will not be (as of that time).
KBB

 

[Flying the Line]

For bidding, there are some third party programs. Wbid for Microsoft (around 25 bucks) and crewbid and ibid for Mac (both free). There's also crewschedule for Mac that will allow you to load your schedule to your phone. It's built in to Wbid for Microsoft crowd.

 

[scoreboardII]

Who has time to bid, I love reserve.

 

[bmpilot]

Which one optimizes vacation and trips to get the most pay?

 

[HowardBorden]

Which one optimizes vacation and trips to get the most pay?

swaptimizer.com

 

[71driver]

can someone post what your typical 3 and 4 day pairings are worth? Also, if you give it in TFP's do you times that by 1.16 to get hours?
Thanks!

 

[jball2]

Divide, but that is only an estimate as there is the mileage floor that can change things in the trip/hr conversion. The min 3day is 19.5 trips and the most I have seen for straight pay, in a line was 27.2. Right now, there are a couple of 25 tfp 3 days in ATL with the average being about 21 tfp. I have a nice 3 day several times this month that has 7 total legs and pays 23.

4 days min pay 26 tfp. The highest I have seen is 35.5 but that is rare. The average is right around 28.

Let me know if you need more info-JB2

 

[71driver]

that helps a bunch! thanks for the speedy response too!

 

[scarlet]

Wait till you trip trade. Its a mess. You can't drop trips either, like we did. If day is blocked, you can not touch that trip. If doing a 4 day and you want a different 4 day, and the day is min reserve coverage=its denied. Will drive you crazy for sure

 

[wood pecker]

Some parts of the SW system are better such as the base flexibility, and a much better give away system as far as a lot more people use it. Not being able to swap day for day to get back home earlier is no good.

Another great benefit is being able to put just parts of your trip such as your last turn on the give away board which helps some get paid to go to work.

Seems the best method I have been told is to put entire schedule on give away board if you are a commuter and then pick up open time for straight pay in domicile if you cant get anything else.

Some say it is not good to take trips for straight pay but for junior folks it seems to be the only way unless you are a cartel member which allows senior people to grab trips then pass them around to their buddies. If you pick up trips for straight time I was told to prepare and put a tarp in bed to make horse head incidents less messy though.

 

[CHQ Pilot]

can someone post what your typical 3 and 4 day pairings are worth? Also, if you give it in TFP's do you times that by 1.16 to get hours?
Thanks!

I've found that I don't even pay attention to hours unless I'm looking at a potential legality problem. I don't pick up a lot of extra, so it's not usually a player for me. It's all about the TFP, which has no direct correlation to hours, so I'm always looking for the highest Trip value. A lot of the bid sort programs list the TFP/block hours for the lines since it gives you an idea of efficiency (ie more TFP, less block).