Is 35 too old to become a fighter pilot?

You must begin your pilot training between the ages of 18 and 33. In some cases, you may be eligible for an age waiver up to the age of 35. This ensures that you have plenty of time to become a fully qualified pilot and ample time to dedicate 10 years of active duty service upon completion of pilot training.



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The average salary for a RAAF Pilot ranges between $130,000 and $234,000 ($87,679 - 157,800). The time spent training also contributes toward the overall salary, which is partially based on time in service. The force's most advanced aircraft, the F-35 Lightning, takes up to six years of specialized training to fly.

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No one is too old to attend flight school, as long as they are physically capable of operating an aircraft.

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35 certainly isn't too old to become a pilot. A lot of people start flying later than that. It depend on why you want to become a pilot. If you're planning to make a career of flying — something I never did — then you probably need to get started pretty quickly.

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Traditionally a pilot at a regional airline might start out earning less than $50,000 per year, but get hired on by a major airline and that goes up quickly into the six figures, and well over $300,000 for senior captains flying widebody aircraft overseas. Some earn over $400,000.

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