Well said that man! Back into it again at 57 and loving it! There's no other job I want to do, no other skills i want to learn or desire to restart in something else. Maybe if I have to grounded with medical problems, but I can't imagine what else I would enjoy. As for the aging of the world's population and the dumbing down of education systems- I detect sometimes kids have appalling gas in their education, by the time we reach 65, hopefully as long as you are fit and alert, maybe in the next 10 years there will be yet another extension to flying licences as the youngsters are beginning to not 'cut the mustard', and although enthusiasm may be there, essential education is lacking. We may be needed more yet!