Low 50s.....

Lol I call BS. “Low 50’s” Pilot’s are hired all the time by the legacies.

That would be my age.

It’s not like I’m counting on getting hired by a major anyway. I’d be happy with an LCC or good cargo outfit.

Keep in mind we had 3 instructors get hired 2 APD and I PCcheckpilot. One was in their early 60’s?..

Work sick if you have to..You lost money rather than flying while less than 100%. And that’s why you want qualify.. Get to work..lol

Older you get, the harder it is to learn. There is reluctance or resistance to hire an older pilot, even if they still do it. This is fact.

The training centers at every legacy are full of old guys who can finally hold a widebody. They do just fine. Any reluctance to hire because of age would be because the airline wouldn’t have as many years to benefit from the pilot’s labor and to recover training cost. From the instructors that I’ve talked to, there seems to be more problems during training associated with young pilots attitudes than old pilots ability.

You are missing a piece of the puzzle here. An older guy who'se spent the last 20 years flying a Boeing or Airbus, getting upgrade training on a Boeing or Airbus, maybe even the same equipment isn't learning something brand new. Switching from Boeing speak to Airbus speak is a consideration that most older pilots think about long and hard before placing that bid.
You take some one who is in their late 50's that has been flying CRJ's for the last 20 years and throw them into a Boeing for the first time are going to have issues and probably require a couple more sims.
Ultimately it is the training environment/atmosphere that allows for success to be attained.

If you can’t learn a Boeing, you shouldn’t be in any airplane. Flying for a regional is the hardest that a pilot will most likely ever work. Going to a legacy and learning Boeing or Airbus speak just isn’t that hard at any age. That pilot with 20 years on the rj has a ton of experience to know what matters, and what doesn’t. They do just fine.

..I disagree..Having done this move myself, and watched a few of my senior colleaques fail their training, I can tell you from experience that it is not so easy..20+ years on the CRJ is not going to help you much, when learning to fly an airplane that´s built a half a century ago..Boeing is a completely different beast, especially the earlier ones..

..Age and experience usually helps you in aviation..Sometimes not..

Fly safe,
B757