RandyL wrote:
I certainly don't want to tell you what to do, but here is an
observation. $8500 is a LOT of money.

That's Canadian dollars, don't forget. Not that bad at all. Less than
the price of many other "mid-life crises", as a new motorcycle, flashy
speedboat, or sports car, for example.

Go for it, I say. And so he's not going to find himself being picked up
for a co-jo on a big heavy, but there's plenty of opportunity for mature
flight instructors. Might just be the kind of late career someone's
looking for as they begin to wind down towards (and into) retirement.

Si