Hawker750
No, that's not the way to go. Your age as mentioned makes me wonder if you are an advocate of raising the age to 70.
Maybe lamb... way of putting his point of view across has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way; but do stop and ponder whether your reflexes (mentally,physically) are the same as when you were, let's say in your 30's.
Not all human beings are the same when they cross 60. Some have maintained themselves well and can give a person half their age a run for their money. However, a large percentage of 60+ have a number of physical and mental ailments which make them, if not dangerous at least unfit in today's all glass cockpits.
In the past there were not too many Cat II and Cat III landings being made. Today we regularly fly into such airfields. And remember we expect the pilots to safely get us on the ground at 2 am in the morn.
So be honest and say that you will be comfortable sending your family in the middle of the night in weather with a crew which comprises of 60+ pilots. In previous posts many have talked about the 60+ passing the medical and simulators not exactly on merit. And a Cat II done in the simulator at 10 am when you have a had a comfortable sleep the night before, is quite different from one done at 2 am in the real thing.
Don't shoot the messenger.