To all of you wannabees, I wish you the best of luck. I am the victim of the mandatory 60 age limit retirement here in the US. I must say that my last 18 years of commercial airline flying has been the most enjoyable years of my life. It took me many years, a lot of hard work and personal sacrafice to get that job. Would I do it again, you bet. Keep dogging those airlines with your applications, sooner or later someone will listen to you. God Bless and take care.