filejw said:I'm not a big fan of flying over sixty just cause I am lazy and don't want to be forced too.But on my last trip I had a 39 yr old try to land our wide body sideways after the previous leg trying to make the airport from about 12 miles out at 10000'.Trip before a 33 yr old F/E thought taking off with fuel pumps off would be OK.Having been a line and sim check guy for many yrs that losing skill thing is way overblown.
Exactly, A 60 year old with years of experience more than makes up for any supposed physical degradation. A cocky younger pilot is more of a hazard than an older experienced one.