"Philip Mellinger" wrote in message
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I was thinking about taking up flying, but
not sure if I'm too old. I'm 62. Is this a bad
idea or should I go for it?

It CAN make sense if you don't push anything and never add up your flight hours
(because you won't want to know). The fact is, it will take you a long time,
but you can still enjoy the flying and you can get great satisfaction from
mastering the basics. Think of it as "just going flying", only difference is
there will be a (probably young) instructor sitting in the right seat for longer
than normal. Don't worry, paying the instructor is the cheapest part of flight
training. When/if you finally progress to the point where you are safe to solo,
he/she will tell you, but never ask and never-never push.

Vaughn