MACH082 & flyitboy,
The ignorance in your posts is disappointing.
Did you even read Gearupandorrf's post? The guy is 34. The best option for HIM AND HIS FAMILY is to get onto a cadet scheme and into an airline asap. He is not a 20 y/o little boy or girl who needs to go out bush and grow up. To become a 'real pilot' as you put it.
The Cadet schemes are no longer for the privelleged young ones. Many 'older' cadets have been taken recently. Age is not taken into account - if you score at the HIGHER LEVEL needed to get onto the cadet scheme you be accepted, irrespective of your age.
M