Thank you for your reassuring words Dave. You go for it before it is too late. The normal reaction I get from the Florida flying schools is why dont you just fly for pleasure. I have been doing that for 10 years and it does not fulfill my dream. The second time i went to Florida was with Monarch on a A 300 ( not sure of number, twin engined early airbus) This was 10 years ago when passengers were allowed to visit the cockpit. I went with my oldest son David who would then have been 9 years old and the captain said why dont you turn the plane. He asked him to dial in 30 degrees into the autopilot and the plane turned quite steeply The auto pilot then reajusted its course back on track. When the Captain found out that i flew microlights and i was asking loads of questions like if you died what would my chances of landing this plane ( to which he replied if you have flown it would help but your best chance is to use the autopilot.) he said that when they landed at Maine to refuel, would io like to sit in the cockpit. Any way the stewardess came to get me when we were on base leg turning onto finals. It was amazing the first officer landed the plane while the captain talked me through it, i was convinced i could have landed that baby. Ever since that day I wanted to be an airline pilot. My problem was obviously i did not want it enough in those days because I thought I have plenty of time. I am waiting to find out if Delta Connection Academy wont mind lowering its placement average by letting me train with them. Fingers crossed.