Robert M. Gary writes:

But again, contrary to your subject line, *NOT* good for pilots (with
the possible exception of the few who are actually 59.5). Allowing
pilots to fly longer WILL NOT create more jobs. It will simply mean
that younger pilots won't have the access to the left seat they had
been lead to believe. If a guy can retire at 60, let him retire, let
someone else have a chance on the yoke. I'll be waiting for the first
youtube video of a first officer helping an ancient captain up the
ramp.

Sixty years old is not ancient by any measure. A person can fly for
decades beyond that as long as he remains in good health. And many
people remain in good health through to a much greater age.

Flying should be open to anyone who doesn't have a serious health
problem that interferes with it. Commercial airliners are not fighter
planes, and experience is more important than quick reflexes in these
types of aircraft.

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