That is disappointing. For me, it will be an inconvenience when I do hit 65. I will have to either find something smaller to fly go contract on a private jet. I saw the study ICAO did a couple of years ago and the results were "inconclusive". It simply amazes me how arbitrary the rules can be. It is annoying that in today's cockpit the advances make the job so much less demanding in some areas and also that the retirement age is non-existent for other people who do much demanding work. IE Doctors ems etc. Anyway thanks fr the reply. cheers