Nah I started at 25, but my point is that 23 is a farce. If we are talking "g" then there is no issue. We have plenty of shall we say more "life experienced" folks coming through Moose Jaw for training. Age is not really a factor at all with the exception being that older students have more life issues to deal with family etc...
Fortunately, pine poles do not fit in a cockpit very
well