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ED3 · September 14th, 2007, 15:21

I was an Auto mechanic for the past 12yrs. and looked into flying for a career change.

I had thought age would be an issue. Even when I was in flight school a couple years ago, all the students would wonder what I was doing there... I would say "I'm only 34"! I satarted to work as a flight instructor, but the lack of students where I lived in NC made money too tight for me to support a wife and child.

Fast forward two years, and I have another kid due any day now, 36 years old (37 in DEC.) and just got hired on with Skywest Airlines! All the gouges I read are from mid 20's guys that got the jobs, and seeing the # of 30's guys that were NOT hired as a result of the interview made me nervous. I think that the 20's guys are just more computer orriented, thats why there are more write up's from them.

In fact, out of the 6 guys at the interview on the day I went (Sept. 11 07) 4 were in there mid to late 30's, there for thier 1st interview with ANY airline, and all hired.

Moral of the story, don't worry about age... if you want the job, give it a shot.

September 14th, 2007, 15:21	#17
ED3 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 3	Re: Changing careers and age I was an Auto mechanic for the past 12yrs. and looked into flying for a career change. I had thought age would be an issue. Even when I was in flight school a couple years ago, all the students would wonder what I was doing there... I would say "I'm only 34"! I satarted to work as a flight instructor, but the lack of students where I lived in NC made money too tight for me to support a wife and child. Fast forward two years, and I have another kid due any day now, 36 years old (37 in DEC.) and just got hired on with Skywest Airlines! All the gouges I read are from mid 20's guys that got the jobs, and seeing the # of 30's guys that were NOT hired as a result of the interview made me nervous. I think that the 20's guys are just more computer orriented, thats why there are more write up's from them. In fact, out of the 6 guys at the interview on the day I went (Sept. 11 07) 4 were in there mid to late 30's, there for thier 1st interview with ANY airline, and all hired. Moral of the story, don't worry about age... if you want the job, give it a shot.