Originally Posted by
Over40
I am 46 years old and want nothing more than to fly for the airlines, I always have. I am at a great point for a career change, I know the money will suck for a while, but I think I can live with that. If the retirement age stays at 60 I'll still have 13 years or so, but if they change it to 65 I'll have 18 years.
I have enough time to qualify for most of the Regionals, I would just need to add a commercial, which I can do know problem. The question is am I too old. How do the airlines look at guys like me making a midlife career change?
Any advice?
Dude..
I'll be in the same boat as you too, I'll do 20 years here in the AF as an enlisted aircraft mechanic, gonna have to do my time in the trenches for my ratings to get where you are but I'll get there. I figure it will be a done deal - well, at least I hope I'll at least be close anyways - by the time I'm 43, I retire from active duy in 5 years and I'll be 38 then but in the meantime I'll get everything I can by then. I'm goin' for it, hell or high water..and you should too!
Mods: sorry about the brief pofound statement above.