There's a saying among private pilots: "if you're in a hurry, drive".
If you've really been bitten by the flying bug, then spending $300,000 on what is basically (at this point, anyway) an unproven experimental aircraft with very limited range is a waste of time and money--especially if you are NOT a licensed pilot you would have little to no idea what you're doing up there anyway. Another $200,000 - $220,000 will get you a pretty respectable used airplane with a low - to mid-time engine and with enough avionics so that if an instrument rating is something you crave, it will fit the bill. Another $15.000 - $20,000 or so for lessons (more, if you're chasing an instrument rating) so that you're not endangering yourself or others whenever you take to the sky and the remainder on a real automobile should set you up just fine.
There are no shortcuts when it comes to flying.
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