Originally Posted by
404yxl
I agree that the 16 hour limit for 4 hours of short call plus FDP limit with an extension on top is bad, however, the reserve pilot should not be signing the fit for duty form if they are not fit for duty. The FAA has stated this. If they feel pressured they should be filling out an ASAP.
They will be signing it, and they will be flying it, that's the whole point of it not being legal. Pilots fly what is legal, not what is safe, that's been going on in the industry forever, don't be naive. If we can police our own fatigue then why have 117 at all?