message for crashandburn.
I fully sympathise with you mate ... I am in the 35 - 40 bracket and as with a lot of others .. i qualified just the wrong side of 9/11.
What i didnt do was bury my head between my legs and put myself out to graze ... i aint ready for the scrap heap just yet.
I took my instructor rating and have not been out of flying since the day i qualified. I am now 1000 hours better off ... ok its only SEP but what the hell Im still flying and having fun .
The market is turning around and there will be jet jobs out there for the older wannabes like you and i .
Good luck mate and hope to see u in the pointy end soon.