Join Date: May 2005
Location: WAS (DCA, IAD, BWI)
Programs: UA 1K, CO Platinum, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5 *
Posts: 1,314
As a 1K, you're entitled to an instant upgrade into R (no instrument required) on Y, B, and M classes. Bottom line, you didn't need to use a GPU. It's tricky to figure it out, but you can upgrade yourself if a F seat is available on united.com.