I'm sure you didn't...would that I were in your position! Maybe I'd take some of the unpaid leave my company are trying to persuade us to take!!
Best of, whatever you decide. FWIW, I deliberated long and hard and - and don't tell anyone - there are still elements I miss. But, on balance, I made the right move. I think if you commit past 38, you cannot position yourself for a second career in a major airline. That's not to say that there aren't (well, were) plenty of jobs out there to suit the 44 year old aviator. My push factor was the prosect of a bunch of (more) time behind a desk at sunny High Wycombe, or a considerably reduced amount of time in a shiny 'bus mostly flying over STC downwind for 09L.
I think you've made your decision...see you in the CRC in a year or so.
