live and let live!
if any man or woman can pass the medical, can pass the checkrides, actually fly the airplane and most of all-actually still want to-he, or she, should be able to fly.
hell, look at the age of some of those who are really running the countries! Ha!
i never begrudged the older pilots-they had nothing whatsoever to do with 'holding' me back. hell, they showed me loads of 'jewels' never found in the books and now i am starting to be one, i don't begrudge the younger ones for increasing my workload with some of the things i see them do, or not do, due to lack of experience. it makes me laugh and i tell them there's no mistake they can do that i haven't seen or done several times myself.
but some people do think they are the center (or centre-depending upon where you are from) of the universe regardless of whatever industry is under consideration and everyone else is in their way!