In Australia we are able to continue past 65 as someone fought and won an age discrimination case against the old "age 60 rule", as many previous posters have said, some are good at 80 & some are stuffed at 50!! I myself am approaching 62 and so far have no problems medically & operationally. As I am a contract pilot I have to do 2 medicals at home and 2 overseas (JAA), my Australian one involves a stress ECG annually, these results are assessed by The CASA Medical Dept. so there is no way I can fool the system, my overseas medicals are carried out in a major hospital and once again I have no way in modifying any problem areas, my recurrent SIM checks are carried out by a third party operator, a respected British Airline, once again I am assessed impartially......I do take some offence that some posters imply that it is an "old boys club" that lets people like myself continue flying...nuff said!!