Originally Posted by
CBreezy
You've presented nothing other than one reference from 117. I'd be happy to entertain any clarification letters you say you are using.
Under your assumption, because it is an assumption, when you start airport reserve and are subsequently assigned flying, it is illegal. You did not receive your requiste 10 hour rest prior because you reported for duty without any intention of aircraft movement and left your rest status as required by the company.
When your RAP or Airport Reserve begins, you have an intention of aircraft movement as assigned by the company. For the former, you are limited to 14 hours of reserve availability and for airport reserve, you are limited to time calculated in Table B.
You're mixing up the 117.3 definition of
FDP with the defintion of
Reserve flightcrew member
Reserve flightcrew member means a flightcrew member who a certificate holder requires to be available to receive an assignment for duty
Flight duty period (FDP) means a period that begins when a flightcrew member is required to report for duty with the intention of conducting a flight, a series of flights, or positioning or ferrying flights, and ends when the aircraft is parked after the last flight and there is no intention for further aircraft movement by the same flightcrew member
Being "available to receive an assignment" and having an "intention for further aircraft movement" are very different things.
Being in an airport/standby reserve status (or any reserve status) simply means you're available for an assignment--it doesn't require an intention of further aircraft movement or flight.