Am I really that old?!!

[Deep Float]

Schuler_Tuned,. .. .Strange as it may seem, I actually dó agree with you. All your points dó make sense. As a matter of fact, I'll be 35 in a few days. But after graduating from OATS with excellent results at the age of 32 and with a 13 year career in aviation behind me, I haven't been able to get a flying job, where much younger, less experienced and less academically performing friends have had much more luck. Don't get me wrong: I wish them all the best and good for them, but be prepared that you may not be the first choice because of your age. You can't deny that a younger person has a longer service to offer and yeas, I dó know captains on real aircraft that are 26. As someone rightly said, I may sound a bit depressed, but I am just warning that after spending all that money, you may NOT get lucky. As for the shortage for pilots that some people think will happen: it won't; There may be a shortage of captains of all age groups and maybe even of experienced F/O's, but there will never be a shortage of low timers. You know why? Because there will always be guys like me and you that only hear what they want to hear and want to fly só desperately that they believe anything that the marketing people from the training institutions say.. .. .But sincerely, best of luck to all of you. We might one day meet in a far away bar....... . . . <small>[ 20 March 2002, 22:25: Message edited by: Deep Float ]</small>