Pilot's Age

RTC'83 · Post by **RTC'83** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:31 pm

Can a person older than 65 be a PIC if flying with a PP or a SP license?

FastEddieB · Post by **FastEddieB** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:57 am

MrMorden · Post by **MrMorden** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:35 am

I know a few in their 80s, used to know one who was 90 but he passed.

snaproll · Post by **snaproll** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:53 am

Absolutely... Many of us are "Have Medicare Card - Will Travel" age. My late father passed 12 days before his 94th birthday and was flying as PIC a week prior to his death. I know quite a few late 80's pilots flying warbirds at CMA. VR.. Don

HAPPYDAN · Post by **HAPPYDAN** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:11 am

I sure hope so.....I became an official (Medicare) card-carrying Senior Citizen just last week....an I ain't done yet!

BrianL99 · Post by **BrianL99** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:46 am

Up until very recently, there was 92 year old flying around Florida in his Eclipse Jet.

I forget the whole story, but a year or so ago, he found he was a little behind the airplane.

ct4me · Post by **ct4me** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:16 pm

Here's a 98-year-old....
http://whotv.com/2016/02/04/98-year-old ... the-world/

'Read about an 80-something year old getting his license just recently somewhere.

Visited with an 80+ pilot who flew into Burning Man. Still flying his P210, but couldn't get insurance any more... self-insured.

hirschr · Post by **hirschr** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:16 pm

I just finished my annual inspection, the IA I work with told me one of his clients is 103 and still flies an Ercoupe!

Cluemeister · Post by **Cluemeister** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:04 pm

hirschr wrote:I just finished my annual inspection, the IA I work with told me one of his clients is 103 and still flies an Ercoupe!

Did he buy it new?

dstclair · Post by **dstclair** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:37 pm

Here's a 101 year old active pilot: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All- ... lot/pilots

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:59 pm

HAPPYDAN wrote:I sure hope so.....I became an official (Medicare) card-carrying Senior Citizen just last week....an I ain't done yet!

Happy birthday, Dan!

ANewHope · Post by **ANewHope** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:05 am

I believe the 65 rule you're referring to is related to the airlines. Either an ATP regulation/limitation or ALPA rule? Not general aviation.

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:38 am

Yes, there's an age limitation for Part 121 (air carrier) operations. Used to be 60. Recently extended to 65 only if the other pilot in the cockpit is under 60.

garbageman · Post by **garbageman** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:15 am

There is an organization, The United Flying Octogenarians (UFO's), that is open to any pilot over the age of 80, who has piloted an airplane as a PIC. I am a member, along with about 1400 of my friends.

http://www.ufopilots.org

David

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:33 am

I have a decade to go, David, but I'm definitely planning on joining.

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