I have to laugh every time this one surfaces.
I started late with flying, at age 30. Now I just passed 58, studying for the writtens for a JAR ATPL. Will I get to use it? Who knows? What, I should just give up, find a place in some retirement home and sell the headset?
Nigeria, which I just left, was relatively ok about older-type guys. I have heard all the horror stories about France, on the other hand.
I reckon there must be someplace I can find another job, even if that means heading back off to Twangoland. Meanwhile I am stuck there in class with a group of bright children, mostly. The high-time one has about 250 hours and the rest have around 50 each. We are all having a good time trying to get through the writtens, so that is okay. That they are so far ahead of me in terms of employability despite being so far behind in terms of experience, well ... so what? Life is like that. If you cannot take a joke then you shouldn't have signed up, right?