Originally Posted by
Check Essential
What am I missing here? I thought the FAA said that our automatic extension policy was illegal. Both pilots have to agree to an extension and both pilots have to sign a new release. Look at scenario number two in this letter:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...rpretation.pdf
This bears re-posting
Check, you are not missing anything. The "automatic extension" policy is contrary to the FAA's interpretation of 117. If you sign the release before knowing about an extension, that signature does NOT mean that you approve any subsequent extension - no matter what the company says. You can only approve an extension AFTER you know about it.