Nobody has come up with the situation whereby a Captain who wants to retire at 60 ( or 55), because he's had enough of the tribulations of the Airline business, is prevented from continuing to fly, say in GA.
I had the problem of being offered a job as a Be 320 captain, until they realised I was TOO OLD !! As someone has already mentioned, I could not fly over France.
That was 4 years ago.
I now spend my time teaching aerobatics (most of the time) and doing long distance walks ( 200+ miles) and anything else that keeps the blood pumping.
It's got nothing to do with supposed deteriorating health. Its all to do with how quickly Jacques can get down to his yacht in St.Trop !
Sleeve.