Originally Posted by Wingedbeast

There is no reason to have a retirement age at all, It is ageism and discrimination.
The fact that we need an "Age" just shows how pathetic and useless that first class medical is. Especially when we see pilots with a bmi of 25 and above easily able to pass it.
Make the first class medical much more hard core and it will work itself out.

I've flown with 40 year-olds that would freeze up during a go around because they have substandard cognitive abilities. I've also flow with people in their 60s that are mentally as quick as a teenager.