Aces Low I personally think you are too old at 42 because what you do not seem to have taken on board from those who say that they were the same age when they started some years ago is that things have changed in as much as when as you hope the market becomes more buoyant you will have to compete for a job from all those younger more experienced pilots from within the EU and more countries are joining soon and they all have been flying Boeings/Airbus plus of course those dual; passport holders from around the world.
Demand for Pilots may well be there in the UK in greater numbers in due course but so is the SUPPLY and you could be left out in the cold. I hope not but be prepared for it