I too am thinking of returning to flying. My situation is a little different in that I have not flown commercially other than instructing for 21 years. I am an air traffic controller eligible to retire. I changed sides of the radio in 1990 when it became apparent that the bigger the airplanes I flew, the more time I spent away from home. I have missed flying every day since but I must say that getting home every night was worth it while the kids were young. Now at a different season of life, I would love to fly again.
The question is... at age 50 with 6400TT (about half of that ME Part 135) what are my options? My FAA retirement will pay the bills so I looking for fun more than income.
I fly about 50 hours a year average mostly instructing. Just got my MEI last year and will probably get my ATP this winter. Besides that, being a controller definitely keeps my "head in the game", staying current on IFR procedures and issuing dozens of IFR clearances every week.
Any thoughts?