YYesiav8,
While I don't want to come across as being against any pilot's right to work till they die, what probably bothers me, and many others about this topic is the fact that the goalposts keep moving. I'm a Capt, and have been for 10 years now, so I can't complain as loud as others here, but part of the "Benefits" of this profession was that you retired at 60 yrs old. That was a good thing, not bad or discriminitory. The older pilots took a good deal and are eroding it with every bump in the retirement age. I love flying and I love my job...I don't want to be flying at 3:00 AM in freezing Wx when I'm 60..I really question guys who do? Like I said earlier, if you love flying there are lots of jobs/activities you can do that still let you fly well past retirement age. Here's my challenge, after you turn 60 yrs old, a pilot can elect to stay at the airline as an F/O BUT at the bottom of the seniority list., and the lower pay scale...lets see how many of you will do that! after all your still flying. Me thinks many of you guys will be gone in an instant.