I'm a mid-late 40s physician, burned out, looking to retire in the next year. I've fortunately saved much and don't need to work (living a moustachian-type lifestyle at least).

I've otherwise been an airport rat since childhood, private pilot since college, and active in experimental (e.g. Young Eagles) and general aviation since. I'm now doing (what apparently a lot of others with a similar background are doing) some research in considering trying to enter the professional flying world.

I'm more interested in corporate flying vs regional work, or, on the other extreme, work abroad (I'm a veteran and have worked many years overseas as a civilian).

I have just north of 600 hours, all VFR single. I can afford pay-to-play, and I understand such programs chaps the hide of the supermajority of folks out there, for generally all the right reasons. At the same time, from my perspective, I've paid a set of dues in the military and later in medicine. To some people that might mean something?

This said, is there every any consideration of certain circumstances (maybe like mine) where a guy went through a pay to fly program that his future applications were not automatically thrown in the bin?

Thanks for any thoughts from any angle!