We here at America West have been using it for years, just about everyone I've talk to about it is a pro at it by now and I've learned alot of good tools and tricks. At first when I got hired I was a little leary about using it cause like many of you I had come from the old "bidding" every month from a pairing book but now that I've been using the PBS for a couple of years, I like it. One thing it will do (after getting use to it) is it will dramatically cut down your time bidding. Before, I had to spend hours scanning for trips that were commutable, on certain days of the week, release time so I could catch a flight home, etc. but PBS takes care of all that mess! Our system allows us to save a bid so we can use it again next monthif you wish to keep all the parameters the same (a standing bid). Now, bidding is a five second deal for me; I log on, import my standing bid, hit enter and done, I print out my confirmation number and that's it. And hey, if I want to change it from month to month, I can. That the beauty of it, if I want to have an overnight every Tuesday in San Fran I just put that in the system. Have a line that pays more than 90 hrs, or less than 70, am or pm trips, no sit time between flights, short or long layovers, whatever. Even for training events you set what time you want to take your PC and which day of the week you prefer, just tell it what you want to do. It takes a couple of months to get the hang of it, but once you get use to it, it really is a good system..
