How old are you?

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Avcanada readers how old are you ?

15-20
6
2%
21-25
41
16%
26-30
40
16%
31-35
45
18%
36-40
25
10%
41-45
18
7%
46-50
20
8%
51-55
14
6%
56-60
23
9%
61-65
9
4%
66-70
4
2%
71-75
2
1%
76-80
2
1%
81-85
1
0%
 
Total votes: 250

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Currently twenty-one, will be twenty-two in about four months. I've had my CPL(A) since April of this year, and so far have had no luck with finding any form of gainful employment as a pilot. Working on completing my Class 4 Instructor Rating out of CYPK these days.
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32. Flying since I was 15. I've done some of this and that, still trying not to kill myself, or passengers on a daily basis.
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What??? No "under 15" option? I am almost 9 years old, and one day I want to be a pilot!
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So, at just over 200 votes so far, there's a significant bump at 56-60. I happen to be part of that group. I saw it earlier and figured it would average out with more votes but it's still there. Is there some reason for extra participation at that age or is it just a coincidence?
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New_PIC wrote:So, at just over 200 votes so far, there's a significant bump at 56-60. I happen to be part of that group. I saw it earlier and figured it would average out with more votes but it's still there. Is there some reason for extra participation at that age or is it just a coincidence?
Here's another one in that group.
I'm 57 and flying since 1973.
Still loving every minute of it!
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Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
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I turn 30 in two weeks. Been flying since I was 21. Just hanging out in Churchill enjoying the weather. HA!!!
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New_PIC wrote:So, at just over 200 votes so far, there's a significant bump at 56-60. I happen to be part of that group. I saw it earlier and figured it would average out with more votes but it's still there. Is there some reason for extra participation at that age or is it just a coincidence?
I suspect for many in this group it's a combination of reducing family expenses, peaking disposable income, and a desire to realize a long-term goal.
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AOW wrote:What??? No "under 15" option? I am almost 9 years old, and one day I want to be a pilot!
This is an excellent example of why you should step away from here or at least pause and close your eyes to sip a beverage.

I would like a longer explanation of this.
ant_321 wrote:Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
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Just turn 64. Started flying at 17. First flying job at 20.
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I'll be 48 next week. I started flying in 1984 and have quit a few times. Dave when you said "aviation is a disease, you'll be bock" you were right :rolleyes:
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Pop n Fresh wrote:
I would like a longer explanation of this.
ant_321 wrote:Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
It would probably be a short explanation. My guess is he started logging hours at 14 in gliders, probably got a PPL at 17 and towed for a few seasons, then CPL a year or two later and managed to do 500-1000 hours a year since. Rare, but doable even with a year of ramp thrown in.
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Pop n Fresh wrote:
AOW wrote:What??? No "under 15" option? I am almost 9 years old, and one day I want to be a pilot!
This is an excellent example of why you should step away from here or at least pause and close your eyes to sip a beverage.

I would like a longer explanation of this.
ant_321 wrote:Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
I wouldn't think it'd be too difficult. I did a little over 4000 hours in my first 5 years of working. In that time there was one 18 month gig where I only flew about 500 hours. The other 3500 were done in 3.5 years. Even if this guys didn't have a single hour when he graduated high school he could have still done a 2 year college program, graduated at 19 with 250 hours and still had 3 years and 5 months to his 23rd birthday to acquire the other 2750 hours. That's only averaging 805 hours a year.
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Pop n Fresh wrote:
AOW wrote:What??? No "under 15" option? I am almost 9 years old, and one day I want to be a pilot!
This is an excellent example of why you should step away from here or at least pause and close your eyes to sip a beverage.

I would like a longer explanation of this.
ant_321 wrote:Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
I have been very fortunate. A lot of right place right time. I started instructing at 19 logged about 400 hours in a year. Started flying the 1900 at 20, two years in the right seat and have been a captain for a couple months now. Punching around 1000 hours a year on the 1900.
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YYZSaabGuy wrote:
New_PIC wrote:So, at just over 200 votes so far, there's a significant bump at 56-60. I happen to be part of that group. I saw it earlier and figured it would average out with more votes but it's still there. Is there some reason for extra participation at that age or is it just a coincidence?
I suspect for many in this group it's a combination of reducing family expenses, peaking disposable income, and a desire to realize a long-term goal.
Pretty well describes me, 53, got my PPL 6 years ago.

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ant_321 wrote:
Pop n Fresh wrote: I would like a longer explanation of this.
ant_321 wrote:Turned 23 a few days ago. Started flying through cadets and just cracked the 3000hr mark.
I have been very fortunate. A lot of right place right time. I started instructing at 19 logged about 400 hours in a year. Started flying the 1900 at 20, two years in the right seat and have been a captain for a couple months now. Punching around 1000 hours a year on the 1900.
Very nice. If I was capable of jealousy, I would have some over that. Keep up the good work.

I briefly hung out with a guy at the Calgary flying club while doing my PPL. He did his CPL immediately after his PPL, then got a job from his Dad's friend, inspecting pipelines with a Cardinal. Racked up a few hundred hours pretty quick. Nice guy too. If I were smarter I would have tried to tag along.

This year I'm more zen about it and figure I probably should not have been a CPL for some reason. Thinking of flying again though. I really should study for the CPL written or something, just to see if my brain actually works. There is a fair chance I broke it.
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Re: How old are you?

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47.
In this biz for 24 years.
Still learning new $h!t every day.
I'm glad I didn't ever apply to the majors in my 20's....I would have been bored by now.
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Re: How old are you?

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Seventy-five with first flight in 1958. Still active. And will be more so when I get the RV finished...

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