Originally Posted by
ocskyguy
Not sure who is how old on this thread. But, I will own my age. 62 and closing in on the age where the FAA has deemed I am too darn old to fly. Poppycock! (I know better words, but APC won’t let me use them).
It is genuinely about your satisfaction with life. Happy folks live longer. I still look forward to jumping in the jet and seeing a new place. Happens often at K4. I never run, but do walk extensively and lift a few days each week. Not looking to be Rambo, but want to be able to climb the stairs with my bags and not embarrass myself.
I tend to agree with the earlier poster that if the FAA made the mandatory retirement dependent on passing a real physical, old boys like me could keep chugging for a long time past 65. ‘Cuz we like what we do. It isn’t about the $. It is just about enjoying going to work. Enjoying the fun of flying. Isn’t that what got us all in this career in the first place?
Witness the other commercial pilots in USA that are flying well past 65 , Corporate pilots, Charter pilots, etc., the part 121 thing is an animal of its own right. We are blessed to have an occupation that we love to do, but I have to admit at my age near you, I am getting tired of packing my bags and climbing those stairs ....................