First of all, how alert are you? Situational awareness will be huge. Quick thinking is also another thing to possess.
After that its all about the money. I fly a Cessna 172 for a living. I fly anywhere from 300 to 700 hours a year. I calculate about $100 bucks an hour to fly. If you only fly as an average pilot that would be around 50 to 100 hours a year. Now your costs per hour are going to be way more.
Just remember, there is no saying “stop I want out of here”! You are going for a ride to the end. Hopefully that is a smooth landing!
Age is a huge factor. I had a friend try to become a pilot at mid fifties and found himself in way over his head. He was flying and didn’t know where he was until he looked down and saw big jets landing and taking off. He busted some airspace. He then called for help to get him back to his airport and decided that was it. No more flying.
Good luck what ever you decide.
“After that its all about the money. I fly a Cessna 172 for a living. I fly anywhere from 300 to 700 hours a year. I calculate about $100 bucks an hour to fly.”
That’s a number that’s a lot lower than I imagined. You charge that to fly or it costs you that to fly the 172 ?