Hey folks - read the Nall Report and do the math. It makes things pretty clear. GA flying is many times more dangerous than driving. Also consider that the fatality rate is even higher than the Nall numbers report since the total GA flight hours come from what pilots report and most exagerate their flight time. Richard Collins talked about this years ago and, to his credit, was brutally honest about aviation safety (unlike some in av media).
A lot of the dead pilots in these accident stats probablythought of themselves the same way most us do - that they are conservative, proficient and well trained aviators.
I love general aviation more than most things but I never BS people and preach about how safe it is.
