Based on my research, Florida Flight Center and CAE are two that stand out.

CAE has a Type Rating program for the Phenom 300 and CJ4. All instruction is done in the Simulator according to their .pdf I downloaded. FFC also has a Type Rating program for both aircraft as well. All instruction is done in the owners aircraft, including the check ride.s FFC says they do that to remove the SOE requirement.

I think one of the things that I have concluded is that I'll want a level of SOE or Mentor training even after the Type Rating, simply because of the lack of hours I'll have in Type immediately following completion of the Type Rating. I like the NBAA "Mentor" aspect a little better because I can extend that significantly longer than the standard SOE 25hr requirement. How to go about finding such a Phenom 300 or CJ4 Mentor is yet another challenge.

Norton Aviation out of Florida, also shows Phenom 300 but no CJ4 Type Rating program. Don't know much about Norton at all (maybe you know something?).

Flight Safety says they have Phenom 300 and CJ4 Type Rating programs but they really need to do some work on their website to make it more searchable and accurate. I can't find any information on either program at Flight Safety's website - which is quite a shame given their esteemed reputation in Flight Training. Both CAE and FFC make it fairly easy to download or see information from their respective websites.

Found someone by the name of Dave Coffman, founder of Higher Calling Aviation. Does Phenom 300 Flight Training as well. In fact, I just discovered him today. So, a phone call is next:

• Lt Col U.S. Air Force Retired
• Squadron Commander, supervised over 50 pilots and a flying hour program of 4,000 sorties and 5,500 flight hours
• Lead Solo, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds
• Piloted the #5 F-16 in over 140 Airshows in the U.S., Europe and South America
• Instructor and Flight Examiner (Check Airman) in F-16 and T-37
• Over 30 years flying and instructing in U.S., Europe, Bahamas

There are apparently some good options for obtaining the Type Rating and the Initial Training in either the Phenom 300 or CJ4. However, I still have to get to that point with a good Time Building regimen so that when I show up for VLJ training, I won't be too much of a disappointment.

Thanks again!