On Dec 14, 2:34*am, "vaughn" wrote:

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.

Friend of mine is an ag pilot at 75.
The original poster shouldn't have any more problems flying, going
solo, doing the training and getting a PPL than any-one younger.