Of course if we’re talking someone late 40’s/early 50’s then that might be the case, though I’ve seen people that age come through and happily (until recently) flying ‘shiny jets’. I tend to believe people are taken on merit and not on age these days, and not sure whether there has been a detailed study into Type Rating success when age is the benchmark. Operators tend to take a range of people from a range of backgrounds and age brackets. They have done for quite some time. For many people they can only afford to make the jump in their 30’s!
What I do think will matter more is getting first time passes in everything, high average scores in ATPL’s and doing something worthwhile to keep current whilst the market is none existent,
Last edited by pug; 14th May 2020 at 11:15.