Its a life-style thing too.
I go away for 3 or four days at a time but usually spend as much time at home. Its perfect-beats working for a living!
Hasn't always been like this though. Hard work and dedication an odd deal about my soul with a guy at a crossroads but you get what you want in the end.
Seriously though, check the eye thing out before you spend any money. Many pilots including new hires have corrected vision.
Age no object. I know a guy flew 35 years on a PPL then got a CPL at age 58 and got a job. OK only a Shed fro one year but it was what he wnated!
GFI!