Originally Posted by
Papa_Golf
That's sort of my plan: being able to go part time in my 40's, hopefully doing sim instruction too (IF I'll be good enough) and meanwhile spoiling my grandchildren.Again, flying over 65 (even 55) is a big no for me.
Good luck with that. And you might be in a job that allows that, however many are not. After several bankruptcies, mergers and lay offs they are happy if they can work a bit longer until they can retire at a time of their own choosing and in the fashion they like. For some that will be the failed sim check or medical, for others upon reaching the state pension age. But it should be possible, like in Canada or Oz, to continue beyond an arbitrary set age.
The pilots i know that keeled suddenly over and either died or ended up as a vegetable in a bed in a somewhere, where all in their late 30ies or early 40ies, or retired for a few years with apparently not enough to do. Usually while base jumping or stuff like that in the case of the old geezers.