Grafter,. .. .I'll sign up to the "I'm older than you" thread as well. I'm 35, with kids, mortgage and probably sunk as much into flying as anyone else on this network. I'm in no doubt that an airline would look equally favourably on maturity and determination as compared with the 18 year old candidate.. .. .So don't start having a mid life crisis on top of a wannabee crisis - that could be disasterous. Like your handle - keep on Grafting, you I'm sure will get there.