Where to work after Age 60 ?
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Melbourne, Australia
An interesting discourse! As I went through 60 (surely an administrative error? Isn't Mick Jagger a teenager any more?) I began to feel that everything in helicopters would be a consolation prize thereafter. I also wondered if I'd rolled the dice enough times and should just say "thanks for the ride". Then I became aware that the world of drones was not only taking work away from helicopters but was also a world into which I could transfer around 80% of my skillset.
I now have a fresh sheet of paper on which to aviate, a career that has no age limit, and a world of opportunity that's growing exponentially. That world is comprised of two distinct types … professional aviators who have transferred, and hobbyists who see an opportunity to earn money. Guess who's getting the lion's share of the work?
I can now hold my head high again as I hold courses on "Flying The Lens" (in Australia and a couple of times each year in the UK) to bring on a whole new generation of aviators into capturing images from the air - in 3D, in Thermal IR, and in agricultural NDVI. There's a brave new world out there and I exhort my compatriot heli-oldies to embrace it.
I now have a fresh sheet of paper on which to aviate, a career that has no age limit, and a world of opportunity that's growing exponentially. That world is comprised of two distinct types … professional aviators who have transferred, and hobbyists who see an opportunity to earn money. Guess who's getting the lion's share of the work?
I can now hold my head high again as I hold courses on "Flying The Lens" (in Australia and a couple of times each year in the UK) to bring on a whole new generation of aviators into capturing images from the air - in 3D, in Thermal IR, and in agricultural NDVI. There's a brave new world out there and I exhort my compatriot heli-oldies to embrace it.
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I can assure you they do (but you do have to work at it).
Or you can find a non-AOC helicopter job, then you can carry on flying while you can still pass the medical.
I now have a fresh sheet of paper on which to aviate, a career that has no age limit, and a world of opportunity that's growing exponentially. That world is comprised of two distinct types … professional aviators who have transferred, and hobbyists who see an opportunity to earn money. Guess who's getting the lion's share of the work?
