I agree with all of the above............ apart from Lembrado, who hopefully is taking the p
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There are two ways to look at this.
1. If you love flying, and if you can afford it, just enjoy your current lifestyle and fly privately for your own enjoyment. You could end up with a nice twin etc and fly yourself around for business or pleasure and you would always be the boss of flying, while keeping your business.
2. Go for it!!!! IMHO you are never too old. You might not end up on an airliner, but with enough determination and perserverence you will end up flying something for a living. (However small that living might be)
The airlines are very different from the biz jet world where having a more mature look is in most cases an advantage, due to the close interaction with the passengers. Now that the retirement age is being pushed to 65, you will still have a good few years to make an impact. However, the corporate world will generally look for a lot of experience to put you in the RHS so it can be swings and roundabouts.
Finally, and sorry to end on a downer, but the industry is expecting a downturn, what with this forecast recession etc, so it is probably not a great time to be a newbie. But if its your dream, don't let anybody stop you
Best of Luck
