mate, I'm 46, 180 hours, and currently trying to get good enough in a C206 for the CPL flight test. Struggling. So is a bloke who's a few years younger than me. All the young CPLs and instructors are scooting off to the regionals or cheap jets, or the younger instrucors are getting snapped up by the likes of Jetstar and Qantas. Good luck to 'em. I'm hoping for a CPL, a ride in the 206 with some backpackers into a little strip in the wilderness, and maybe an instructor rating if I can afford it down the track.
Hang in there. Who knows whats going to happen? Have a crack at what you love doing, but importantly, try and be debt free (or minimise debt) as you go. If that means a bit of weekend flying when you can afford it, so be it. Go get an aerobatic endorsement, that'll keep you happy!
Good luck and less crappy landings to us all.
