Alaska Guys

[Old School 737]

I'm a newhire and am wondering if Bidpro or Sortabid programs are worth the cost? If so what one is better? Does one have any advantage over the other?
Thanks!

 

[AKMD80GUY]

Both are good in their own way. But unless you are a mid to upper line holder on the 737 in SEA, save your money. There aren't enough reserve lines to need it and even if you can hold a junior line, you get whats left. We only have about 100 lines on the 80 and LAX only has maybe 60.

I hope you are on the 737 because our line suck on the 80. Welcome to the company.

 

[AK737FO]

No need

Old School,
Welcome and congrats!
If you are coming to ANC, you don't need no stinking computer program to do your bids. Thumbing through the bid packs and picking what you want as a senior F/O might take you all of 15 minutes. Thumbing through the packs and picking what you want as a junior F/O might take you all of 2 minutes (you will be on the vampire reserve zone). Pink eyes, pasty white skin, a strong urge to seek dark places and sleep when the sun starts to rise - all signs of the early stages of vampireizm and new hire ANC 400 pilots. Our new 200 pilots usually get the see the light of day, but the 400 is still mostly night flying. It will get better as the base continues to grow.
Enjoy!
AK737FO

 

[tico]

Old School,
Welcome and congrats!
If you are coming to ANC, you don't need no stinking computer program to do your bids. Thumbing through the bid packs and picking what you want as a senior F/O might take you all of 15 minutes. Thumbing through the packs and picking what you want as a junior F/O might take you all of 2 minutes (you will be on the vampire reserve zone). Pink eyes, pasty white skin, a strong urge to seek dark places and sleep when the sun starts to rise - all signs of the early stages of vampireizm and new hire ANC 400 pilots. Our new 200 pilots usually get the see the light of day, but the 400 is still mostly night flying. It will get better as the base continues to grow.
Enjoy!
AK737FO

What a picture you paint...... Actually you will be on reserve for the next four to six years at a minimum...not what they told you in new hire cool aid day... blah blah blah we are only hiring captains....no need for any bid program at Alaska...even if you are a mid-range block holder(hoping to make it there next year after seven years) bidding takes about as long as it takes to fly from Anc to Sea....save your money, you will need it

 

[mach none]

save your money until you are able to at least hold a line.

 

[Ih8AFYesmen]

Save your $ just incase '07 doesn't work out. During Indoc, are they stilll telling the new hires 4-4.5 years to upgrade? They should really tell the truth and say "will be on reserve, aka will be raped by screw scheduling" for 4-6 years, if you are lucky. Oh wait, they don't know how to tell the truth.
Anyways, welcome aboard... seriously!