Newps writes:

If you look at the accident stats of a 182 and subtract out night
flying, flying into bad weather while VFR and all IMC flight on an IFR
flight plan the safety record is virtually the same as driving. So
day VFR flight is about as safe as it gets.

Don't forget to subtract out impaired driving, joyriding, driving in
heavy rain or fog, driving on icy roads, driving while distracted
(cell phone, radio tuning, kids, etc.), speeding, and dangerous
passing from the driving stats as well. To be fair, you would leave
in any fatalities caused in *other* cars, since they had no control
over the behaviour of the accident driver.


All the best,


David

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