hi
i am a uk ppl and i was interested in your stats on safety. I think it
would be fair add to your statement for the sake of anyone considering
taking up flying that (and this i believe is certainly true for the UK)
the annual number of accidents and deaths on roads is a hundred fold
more than those in GA. We all know the risk is high (our insurance
companies tell us so !!) but i think the outcome of the activity is as
important in deciding on taking it up. I did read somewhere when i was
learning to fly, that statistically most accidents happen when pilots
reach 200, 500. 1000, 2000 and so on hours logged, this would mean that
if you average 20 hrs a year be careful after 10 yrs 25yrs and so on !!


If as you say flying is as risky a riding a motorcycle the only thing I
would add is "its far more fun than riding one so get up there and
enjoy!!"
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Actually, general aviation is not the safest form of transportation.

Commercial aviation (airlines) are the safest, about 50 times safer
than the same amount of time in a car. In other words, you'd have to
fly 50 hours to have the same risk as riding in an automobile for one
hour.

Commuter aviation is the next safest, about 10 times safer than the
same amount of time in a car. Fly 10 hours for the same risk as one
hour in a car.

General aviation is not as safe as riding in a car. It is about 1/10 as
safe as a car. You could ride in an automobile for about 10 hours
before developing the same risk as flying for one hour in the typical
small airplane.

Flying in a small airplane has about the same risk is riding a
motorcycle.