ATP age limits

brian · #1 01-30-2007, 10:52 AM

Here?s an article you may find interesting:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/30/faa.pilots.ap/index.html

brian

Geico266 · #2 01-30-2007, 11:44 AM

It's about time, literally.

johnp · #3 01-30-2007, 03:05 PM

had a friend over looking at my 7a (in progress) on sunday afternoon. he flies for continental, and is approaching 58. he expressed the hope that they would raise the age. me too, for his sake, as well as others.

john

jdmunzell · #4 01-30-2007, 10:38 PM

.....amen!!

Yukon · #5 01-30-2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by johnp

had a friend over looking at my 7a (in progress) on sunday afternoon. he flies for continental, and is approaching 58. he expressed the hope that they would raise the age. me too, for his sake, as well as others.

john

Hope he wasn't the same 58 year old Continetal pilot that had a heart attack at work last week!

I personally look forward to my retirement from the cockpit so I can build fulltime! RV-15 maybe!

Richard L Bentley · #6 01-31-2007, 08:53 AM

It is amazing how they all love to fly so much ( only in the left seat). If so have them get a job in the back of the cabin and look out the window. Then the other younger pilots can move up..60 years is plenty...RB

cwoodyfly2001 · #7 01-31-2007, 09:13 AM

These people started there flying careers 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago knowing that they had to retire at 60. I started my career knowing I had to be ready to retire at 60 and am planning accordingly. I am also planning on the airlines needing to do more hiring because these people are leaving. If they extend it to 65 then it could and will push my advancement back 5 years.. Most will understand why the unions are pushing this because the senior guys are the higher paid, more money in the unions pockets.. I guess if I was looking at 60 I might have a different point of view...
Cwoodyfly2001

Low Pass · #8 01-31-2007, 09:32 AM

Also adds a little additional hope to us potential career changers who think about giving the pro flying gig a shot...

Yukon · #9 01-31-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Low Pass

Also adds a little additional hope to us potential career changers who think about giving the pro flying gig a shot...

Go for it Bryan, it's a great job! I'll give you my seat in 8 years!

Low Pass · #10 01-31-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Yukon

Go for it Bryan, it's a great job! I'll give you my seat in 8 years!

Tempting. I got close enough to taste it with a Continental Express interview the first week of Sept, 2001. But now, hearing that corporate is hiring like crazy, CAL hiring 80 a month (and making money), retirement maybe at 65..... The old dream may still be alive.