Pilot Age Limits: Deeply Wrong

[Guppiedriver]

Once again they want it now no matter what it costs them in the future.

What's it going to cost me in the future? Oh yeah, five years of my life.

 

[lostplnetairman]

That blanket statement doesn't hold water already. You have to be 16 to drive and Private Pilot, 18 to vote, 17 to see an R rated movie, 21 to drink, 23 for ATP, 25 to rent cars without extra fees, your auto insurance is based partly on age, air traffic controllers have age limits, you must be 45 to be President of the US, Seniors get all kinds of discounts at for being a certain age, etc. etc. etc.

Just to add some factual content...then the debate can carry on:

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects employees OVER the age of 40. On the federal level it's perfectly ok to set other limits for those under that age. Other than certain bonafide executives and airline pilots, no one is exempt from this. And it also protects employees over the age of 40 from a hostile work environment caused by jokes, taunting, etc about age.

HR Diva

 

[captain caveman]

Hmmm, It's all about me? Yeah me and most other current 121 pilots. The fact is I'm planning on an age 60 retirement. If my current carrier didn't exist I would get a pay raise by going corporate or into a different field. The fact is I save a large portion of my income every year even though it is low. My family and I just learn to live within the rest. I have a diversified skill set that allows me to work outside the aviation field even though I've been at a carrier from a young age. Now a few of you older pilots need the extra years because you relied on someone else to provide you with a high standard of living during retirement. I am sympathetic and I know it sucks. Just not enough to warrant the consequences for the rest of the pilot group.

 

[ferlo]

Do you guys realize that even if your upgrade is delayed by a couple of years, you'll also be able to work to 65? .

This guy sums up the entire problem with pilots. Gee I didn't realize that I "Get" to fly 5 more years. What if in the off chance that some of us have other interests in life than to go to LAX and back. Who wouldn't want 5 more years of retirement when your health is probably the best it's going to be. Until pilots, as a unified group, drop this BS about "Getting to fly", then we will be pistol whipped to eternity. This is a job. Period. I'm here for the money and benefits. Anything that does not maximize those two things can go pound sand.

 

[Jim Smyth]

Fortunately experiance in this issue will win out over the lact of wisdom. Look at who makes most of the decesions. Its guys that are mostly all over the age of 60 still working in the Senate. The age will change, it has to especially with whats going on in aviation today. The age 60 rule wasnt fair when it was rammed into place in 1959 and it isnt fair today. The younger pilots will have to get used to the fact that they too some day will be able to make the chocie to fly to 65 or retire at 60. I would be willing to wager that you wont be going anywhere when your 60 either!

 

[B6Driver]

I'll cut right to the chase, everyone senior to me should retire and I get to work as long as "I" wish. As we age, our priorities change to fit our needs and this is normal.

 

[4fanman]

I can't help but to think about the stats of airline guys dying within a few years of retiring at 60. I'm in my mid-30's and have been in this game for 7 years now and there is no way in hell that I'm going to fly up to age 60, much less 65.

At 60 you'll find me fishing or teaching grandkids how to shoot.:uzi:

Age 60, 65, or 140 rule, I just don't care.