Originally Posted by
megan
To those who recommend retire and get a life I ask to do what? Folks are motivated by a lot of things, if it is to continue flying so what? It may just be that they still get a hell of a kick out of it. One PPRuner has just ticked 86 years and still working as a 737 sim instructor, and why shouldn't he? Live your own life and stop telling others how they should live theirs.
Sim instructor, no problem. As PIC of the real thing with me as a paying passenger, real problem for me. I'm 81 and wouldn't want to be a air carrier pilot at this point in my life.