My .02 cents.......
I was a Chief Pilot for a large regional while on furlough from the big "U".
Personally we liked the older guy who just wanted to fly airplanes. They brought some maturity to the line. I for one had ZERO issues with an "older" guy....in fact I was happy to have them in the mix. One of them was an ex-Army aviator and had no interest in moving on to the Majors (however I convinced him and he is at FEDEX now) also a few others come to mind that ended up in the training department--they were great instructors and brought a lot of experience not just from flying. Any pilot can have difficulty in training....young or old.
Nothing wrong with a second career I say go for it and get involved with ALPA (wear the pin) or whatever union is at your company--that is another area where maturity and life experience can help as well...especially the guy who was a Lawyer!
Good Luck to you sir!
Sonny
