To clarify, when they say 26, do they mean.....
Up until the day you turn 26?
26 and 1/2?
or any time after your 26th birthday, but before you turn 27?
I thought the upper age limit was 25?
If it was 26 or 27 then I guess I'd have a leg to stand on. Just need the a Class 1 and then an intense PPL course in the US