'There is no doubt that as you get older, you find it harder to assimilate and learn highly detailed stuff such as acft tech, but it is not impossible.
The Army SSO's pass some pretty stringent aptitude testing prior to recruitment, and some of them have a solid aviation background. Some though get in with a bare CPL(H) and a $40,000 debt. But those guys will sit in the left seat as co pilot for at least a year, and will never fly SPIFR in anger.'
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Have trained many older pilots and have never come across this phenomenon. By the way lots of guys get through without anything like a CPL and the accompanying debt. The only common thread for success is the desire to succeed no matter what obstacle may get in your way. A little brains and a lot of gut effort can still go a long way in this world. Lots of guys in AAAVN fly SPIFR in anger, sometimes even in fun, they are called QFI's.
