Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
I am not trying to dissuade you from flying, but I do think it is important not to fool yourself into thinking that flying a VLJ by yourself is safer than driving.
You have too little experience to really understand the risks. You seem to think that if you develop your own flight training and personal growth program, you will beat the odds. Great training & a professional attitude are great, but they aren't silver bullets. It is the equivalent of someone saying, "I'll try harder." Do you really think you are the first one to want to safely operate a VLJ by yourself? There is an entire industry centered around training owner/operators of turbine aircraft.
Most owners don't crash because they didn't get enough time practicing single engine approaches, they crash because of their poor decision making & threat recognition skills. You can't create a syllabus that will teach those skills in a short time period. They take a lifetime to develop. The closest thing you can do is severely restrict yourself. That could mean limiting yourself to marginal VFR weather & limiting the amount of time you can be awake & still fly.
Odds are you won't be any safer than your average nonprofessional turbine pilot. That isn't a dig, it is just reality. If your primary goal is to fly your own jet, then do it, but don't fool yourself into thinking you can make it as safe as any other option. If safety is your goal, then the industry has already figured out that 2 well-trained pilots with a good amount of experience is your best option. No amount of studying or training is going to make up for that.