Hi,
I am 38 as well ,with 410h TT, (Cpl/IFR/ME/MCC) and few weeks ago I got unofficially confirmed from OAA(SAA) that candidates over 35 has not any chance of getting invited to interrview. I did my MCC at Arlanda in Nov. 2009 and after that I applied to Ryan via CAA and BFSAA and I never get contacted.
On the other hand from different sources incl. pprune one can hear that there were even candidates over 40 invited on interviews. It seems that for us older dogs it's only personal contacts that might help.
Best luck to all of us!