PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - The perpetual "Am I too old? question 2010
Old 25th April 2010 | 09:50
  #19 (permalink)  
G SXTY

Supercharged PPRuNer
50 Countries Visited
25 Anniversary
 
Joined: Nov 2000
: ATPL
Posts: 1,188
Likes: 15
From: Doon the watter, a million miles from the sandpit.
Realistically you've left it far too late and so your chances of ever getting in the RHS of a jet are very low.
The trouble is, someone might actually believe this.

I've said it many times already, but apparently it still needs saying. Trial lesson aged 29, CPL/IR aged 36 (that's seven years by my maths) and an airline job within 3 months of qualifying.

The biggest key to success in this game is not age, or training route, or even ability. It's timing. Qualify when the job market is strong, and given a modicum of ability, you'll eventually find some sort of flying job. Qualify when the market is poor – like now, or, in all probability, anytime in the next couple of years – and the task is practically impossible. It then becomes a question of whether your finances and determination can hold out until the market improves again.
G SXTY is offline