N6758N Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 27, Bought my C model when I was 22. @Raptor05121 has me beat! I have the grey hairs of someone who is twice my age unfortunately. Could be worse though, I could be bald like @Alan Fox! 2 Quote
Hank Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 13 hours ago, M20FanJesse said: hahaha this is true. I imagine I'll be carded for a few more years. 24 now I was carded regularly into my 30s . . . A gas station I frequented coming home from work decided to card me one Saturday afternoon in my yard working clothes--I was 37 . . . But it beats the alternatives. 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hank said: I was carded regularly into my 30s . . . A gas station I frequented coming home from work decided to card me one Saturday afternoon in my yard working clothes--I was 37 . . . But it beats the alternatives. I was once with my Grandma at a restaurant, and she looked every bit her early 90's, and she got carded. Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 14 hours ago, Bennett said: 82 this month, but still a kid at heart. Started flying (Army De Havilland Beavers on wheels) in 1956 - Long story, I was not an Army pilot. Civilian flying started around 40 years ago, and I bought my first Mooney shortly thereafter. Pretty much continuous flying since then in a variety of owned aircraft for business and pleasure. I know there are older Mooney pilots, but I don't know if they are MS members. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk And Bennett takes the lead Quote
rbridges Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 kinda late to the game. Got my PPL at 38, bought mooney at 41. That was 6 years ago. Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 14 hours ago, M20FanJesse said: hahaha this is true. I imagine I'll be carded for a few more years. 24 now With Jesse at the pointing the wrong (correct) way tail. 1 Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 What about @Oldguy? He hasn't chimed in yet. Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 @Oldav8tor @Old97 @oldbold @Oldcousin @olddan @Olddog @Oldflyer @OldFlyGuy @OldGlassMan .... How about these members? Quote
jkhirsch Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 I'm going to claim the title of being the "youngest when I joined MS" as I was 23 when I bot my Mooney and 20 when I bot my 172 prior to that. 4 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, RLCarter said: 57, what I use to do all day now takes me all day to do.... That's a variation on what Groucho Marx once said: "It takes me all night to do what I used to do all night". 3 Quote
cnoe Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Conventional wisdom suggests that "oldbold" is no longer with us and "Olddog" is still performing the same tricks.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 4 Quote
amillet Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 2 hours ago, RLCarter said: 57, what I use to do all day now takes me all day to do.... What's the old country song lyric? I'm not as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was"? Will be 66 in a month. 2 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Although my friend Harry Moyer is not on MS, I will say Harry is 96 and regularly flies his M20E. Harry is planning another trip to Mexico soon. I'm impressed! Me, I can't believe 68 is my age. It all happens so fast! Seems like turning into a senior citizen at 55, was just a few short years ago! Enjoy each moment I say, as no one gets out alive . Wishing you all many, many more happy Mooney flights 2 Quote
1964-M20E Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, MooneyMitch said: Although my friend Harry Moyer is not on MS, I will say Harry is 96 and regularly flies his M20E. Harry is planning another trip to Mexico soon. I'm impressed! Me, I can't believe 68 is my age. It all happens so fast! Seems like turning into a senior citizen at 55, was just a few short years ago! Enjoy each moment I say, as no one gets out alive . Wishing you all many, many more happy Mooney flights That is wonderful, good for Harry. I hope to be there someday well maybe not 96 but to keep flying for a long time. I'm 51 so that would be 45 more years of flying. I guess his plan is it to be flying when he passes on then he is already half way to heaven. Maybe some angels will come down at that time and support the wings of the Mooney and the Mooney will make it to heaven as well. 1 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Speaking of turning 55, or what I humorously call "geezerville", I have to thank AARP for forewarning me as I approached that age. Seems like a year or more before that magical turning point, I would receive mail from AARP, subtlety reminding me of the impending threshold. How fun was that [ha, thanks a bunch AARP]. Now, at this point, seems they've given up on me, although I do occasionally receive a final plea from them! Quote
Mooneymite Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 68 and counting..... This thread is of interest to me because I'm still employed as a pilot flying biz jets under part 91, 91K and 135. Under those FAR's one can fly for pay as long as one passes a physical (first class, in my case) and passes the proficiency check. We currently have a pilot in his late 70's, several in their mid-70's. I like my job, but I have to face the fact that there is a point where I need to quit because I'm not sharp enough anymore. That "point" is hotly debated in various forums. According to the younger guys, there should be a firm line in the sand at 60, 65, 67....or something else depending on their age and seniority so they can move up the list. On the other hand, I will never carry a passenger for hire more precious to me than my wife regardless of what the FAR's say. Does it make sense to say, "I'm too old to fly commercially, but I can safely carry my wife flying?" So.....where is that "point" and how does one know? 3 Quote
Mcstealth Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, flyboy0681 said: That's a variation on what Groucho Marx once said: "It takes me all night to do what I used to do all night". These young guys around here may not know Groucho or his brothers. Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mcstealth said: These young guys around here may not know Groucho or his brothers. We, as "geezers", have the responsibility of educating the young-uns ! Ah, the beauty of YouTube for such! 1 Quote
Oldguy Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Mcstealth said: What about @Oldguy? He hasn't chimed in yet. I'm just an "oldguy" as it relates to my field. Been in DP/MIS/IT/whatever for 43 years. Looking for my 62 birthday this year, so according to some of you, I'm a spring chicken! Quote
Bob_Belville Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Oldguy said: I'm just an "oldguy" as it relates to my field. Been in DP/MIS/IT/whatever for 43 years. Looking for my 62 birthday this year, so according to some of you, I'm a spring chicken! I've been working with computers since fortran days. Input was via paper punch tape, pre punch cards. 1961. Old Guy... yeah I guess so. 3 Quote
Oldguy Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Just now, Bob_Belville said: I've been working with computers since fortran days. Input was via paper punch tape, pre punch cards. 1961. Old Guy... yeah I guess so. Yep, WATFOR, 360 ASM, and all of those forgotten languages we used to write enormous 4K programs. Back when a "forklift upgrade" actually required a forklift! 2 Quote
MooneyMitch Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Man, you guys are really old Heck, I remember when we didn't even have cell phone ! Quote
Hank Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mooneymite said: Does it make sense to say, "I'm too old to fly commercially, but I can safely carry my wife flying?" So.....where is that "point" and how does one know? Seems we had a thread about exactly that recently. It was inconclusive. Edited March 24, 2017 by Hank Quote
Mooneymite Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 Just now, Hank said: Seems we had a thread about exactly that recently. We did! No science, just opinions. I'm still listening. Quote
Hank Posted March 24, 2017 Report Posted March 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mooneymite said: We did! No science, just opinions. I'm still listening. I'm hovering mid-pack, watching attentively too. Quote
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