I am 40 and have held a frozen ATPL/IR for just over seven years. I have now stopped writing and applying for work. In all the years of trying I never even came close to getting hired. I am not talking jets, I tried every piston operator I could find, including aErial photography, (that is photographs from the air, not pictures of aerials) air taxi, flying eye etc. I know of one pilot who now works as an instructor at a major flying college in the south of England, he has over 2000hrs including 500 multi. He has never even been called for an interview, he is about 45.
Unless you know someone who will give you a job, my advice would be to save your money and just enjoy flying as a PPL.
[This message has been edited by Flaps r fun (edited 16 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Flaps r fun (edited 16 March 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Flaps r fun (edited 17 March 2001).]