Otto,

Right on man. Glad to hear the upgrade is imminent. Yeah, its not magic. I guess I went off a little because the stat is used to lure unsuspecting pilot wannabes into pilot mills. Anyway, yeah, there's always people retiring. That's why it doesn't mean much. People are retiring now, just like they will in the future. But hiring isn't going gangbusters now, and the age 60 rule could possibly change.