Originally Posted by Wingtip220

Actually the scared looks I see from the flying public occur when they see baby faces walking out of the cockpit. Cant tell you how many times I hear “oh my is he/she/they/them old enough to fly this thing”. The flying public are generally most comfortable seeing a well manicured silver or salt and pepper haircut coming out to say “goodbye and thanks for flying with us”.

If you’re 65 and still flying the backside of the clock you’re either doing it by choice or had major bad luck with seniority. Most pilots near that age are cruising sweet schedules with 4 weeks of vacation.