Retirement in helicopters
Maybe someone can explain.
Why do we accept a retirement age for a helicopter pilot in the U.K. as 58?
The age of 60 sounds reasonable, as most fixed wing pilots know.
Have the North Sea helicopter companies managed to make 58 an acceptable way of life as far retirement goes?
I honestly don't know why I'm expected to stop work at the age of 58 if I'm employed as a helicopter pilot for one of the bigger U.K. companies.