Thanks for the quick replies by all, I really appreciate it. It appears the average is about early 30's ... Diver Driver: that's my exact goal, right at 30 is the way things would go in a dream for me. I'll take 35, if I have to. FlyAK, that's incredibly young to have already been at a Major, must be nice. You'll get the recall soon, I'm sure of it.

As for me, I feel I started too late. I just turned 21 (9 years to meet the goal!) with only 133 hours but flying like crazy and hoping to get a Commercial in the next few months and continuing to build from there. I definitely follow the advice to network as much as possible and have kept contact with quite a few Captains that I've had the chance to meet ... All say what DAL4EVER said about the timing of retirements, etc in the coming years, so I stay optimistic; however, I've gotta admit that I already feel I've missed out on something that isn't even here yet. But, I continously keep touch with all I can, hoping it helps down the road with getting that first job for building time so I can meet the next big wave.

For those who have replied so far, if you don't mind me asking more ... what age did you intially start flying? How'd you build up your time in getting to a Major?

Many thanks again.