My two cents
When I started flying, age 60 seemed so far away I didn't even consider it as a limit. As I hit my 40s I heard about "age discrimination" but it seemed like some else's problem.
At age 50 ten more years seems like a long time to go.
Now that I hit age 60, discrimination suddenly slammed me in the face. I am healthy (mostly because I have worked out and kept myself mentally challenged most of my life) and now somebody wants me to retire so they can take my job - not because of diminished skill, or health.
LHR is obviously an immature, insecure little individual and I feel for those FOs that will one day have to fly to his right.
When I started flying it took 10 years just to get out of the FEs seat. To be a Captain took 20 or so years. I'll bet LHR has only been in the business for less than 5 years. How about it LHR?
Nope, I am fit and capable and I could not give two cents for LHR's desire to advance because he wants capable people to retire. Rather, he should enjoy his time in the right seat and LEARN from us old guys.
But he already knows it all, doesn't he.
Last edited by Flying Guy; 19th Sep 2005 at 15:17.