I think I may be one of the older ones here to have started late and have entered the Airline world.
Flew at 18 then stopped due the usual finances.
Started again at 39, completed modular course March 2002, no luck with the airlines so did FI course July 02. Instructed for a few years, then started some safety pilot work for a local Air Taxi company.
Made the break into the airlines, with a regional TP operator in May 06, Command within the next 2 months at the ripe old age of 46!
It can be done and given you are 30 you really do have time on your side.
A little thread creep. I was thinking about putting my time, zero to left seat down on paper. It may help inspire some to continue and given the content, training companies going out of business! it may help the unwary to plan financially the best way of going about it.
Would anybody be interested in reading it?