Just a thought - don't know if you're interested but the rotary world is a lot less age-sensitive than the airlines...
Average age of heli pilots is mid - late thirties... Also, light helis are lots more fun than PA28s and FI pay is around 40-50/hr instead of 15/hr in fixed wing... as I say, just a thought...
One North Sea operator even sponsored someone in his 40s recently...