Originally Posted by Systemized

2-hour 117 extensions are not legal for "added flying." You can only use and accept a 2-hour extension if it's for scheduled flying. Scheduled flying would be the flying already on your schedule when your FDP started or the night before when you entered the rest prior to your known scheduled show time.

Since you can't be extended for additional flying, why on earth would you agree to sit around until you hit the limit on the FDP table? You need at least 1.5 hour buffer to work the shortest possible flight. Why not sit around until 1.5 hours for your max FDP and go home?

Your company or scheduling department may tell you, you can accept 2-hour extensions for additional flying, but remember, you are the one "accepting" the extension on record. If anything happens, you will be hung out to dry for accepting an illegal assignment. We all know, when accepting a 2-hour extension, you've had a long day and chances of "anything happening" increases.