SA I hear you loud and clear bro. I went through the same damn
thing about five years ago.
Everyone's different - most will tell you it hits between 50 to 53
except I'd had a gutful at 45. Its NOT the actual flying, it never
is, its the BULL****. And in my case being a Boeing boy all my
career then suddenly railroaded onto a Scarebus only exacerbated
the problem.
I found relief by buying myself a Super Cub and man did it
make all the difference! No arrogant 200hr wonderkids next
to me, no idiotic voyage reports, no whining despatchers or
pursers, no damn FMCG......just me, the Cub, a few stall turns
and wingovers, and the sky.
I'd say its time you got into a real aeroplane to remember why
you got into this racket to begin with. How you do it is up to
you, but once you do it gets you through that mind-numbing
soul-destroying crap called airline work. And after a while the
positives take over and airline work doesn't appear to stink as
much it did. It still stinks, but the frustration will subside. I
keep my sanity by hooning around in the Cub for a couple of
hours at least once a month.