BidCheck takes the complexity out of PBS roster bidding for airline pilots.
Your ARMS pattern book is already loaded. Just describe what you want in plain English — leave dates, port preferences, days off, layovers — and BidCheck generates a complete, optimised bid sheet ready to submit. Trade trips, swap leave, and stay on top of every A-day contact window from the same app.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Select the current bid period
2. Describe your preferences in plain English (your "bid brief") — typed or spoken
3. BidCheck analyses every eligible pattern and builds an optimised bid sheet
4. Review your bid sheet and submit
BUILT FOR HOW BIDDING ACTUALLY WORKS
• Divisor & MNX window management — BidCheck targets your credit hours and stays within your acceptable range
• Tiered fallback bidding — primary bids at 1000pts, cascading fallbacks at 900, 800, 700... so PBS always has an alternative
• Stacking day-off bids — cascading bids that narrow inward from your requested range, maximising points if PBS can only grant a partial range
• Leave-aware scheduling — leave credit is factored into your divisor maths automatically; day-based blocking (not week-based)
• Credit filler patterns — short domestic returns used to top up credit without burning calendar days
• Considerations — pin birthdays, weddings, exams or any key date and the optimiser bids around them
• Voice bidding — dictate your bid brief on-device, hands free
• Buddy Bidding — link with a flying partner and BidCheck coordinates your bids to maximise overlapping days off and layovers together
TRIP, BASE & LEAVE SWAPS
• Trip Swaps — propose a one-for-one trade with a same-base pilot or buddy. BidCheck pre-checks crewing rules and the 145h minimum guarantee and drafts the ARMS email when both sides agree.
• Swap Board — post "want any Rome" or "want anything 14–21 May off" and see the full cohort of pilots whose trips could match, with privacy-preserving labels until someone taps Interested.
• Base Swaps (Beta) — trade your whole line for a bid period with a pilot at another base. Rotation positions on every card, server-side legality, ARMS hand-off when both sides agree.
• Leave Swaps — trade Annual Leave blocks with other pilots, any length, any future bid period.
ROSTER CALENDAR SYNC
• Forward your ARMS roster email to your unique BidCheck address — your schedule is parsed automatically
• Subscribe via iCal to see your roster in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook
• Tap any trip in the calendar grid for full pattern details — flights, destinations, report times, credit, and TAFB allowance
• Crewing-modified patterns (X-codes) show the actual assigned times, not the original pattern book data
• Optional "Show full roster" toggle adds X days, leave, and rest events to the iCal feed
STAY AHEAD OF CONTACT WINDOWS
• A-day contact-window reminders for BLH (Blank Line Holders) and PLH (Pattern Line Holders), timed differently for each
• RM54 last-duty-free call-in reminders, suppressed during MBTT
• 15-4 pre-duty call-in window reminders before sign-on
UNDERSTANDS NATURAL LANGUAGE
Your bid brief is plain English. Write it like you'd explain it to a colleague:
"My daughter's birthday is 16 Apr so latest I can depart is the 11th. Max one Paris. Prefer weekends off."
BidCheck interprets your intent — no rigid forms or tick boxes.
SIGN IN
Sign in with Apple or Google. Link both to one account if you want either path on any device.
SUBSCRIPTION
• 2-month free trial — no payment method required
• Bimonthly: $17.99 AUD
• Annual: $49.99 AUD
Optimisation limits apply per bid period based on plan.
Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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