Hi Matt
I dont know about insparation but here goes ,im a newbie to flying and my next lesson is solo! the flying bug started for me at 63 , and with a friend we are going to build our own plane, the time to get a licence (ppl i my case) will take as long as it takes , to old for me doesnt cut it and as for being st#@*d well your being hard on yourself,flying is going to open a new world for me and its abig sky! lots of interesting people on this forum ,some funny guys,lots of advice , technical,experience, etc Matt keep at it,4 weeks ago i had the inconsistent doldrums, it finally came together this week! , scoped out the plane we are building and gave me a new lease also talking to other guy(and gals) the age seems to be 50+anyway, good luck and keep at it
cheers Gareth