I have little to zero confidence that GA mishaps will present any meaningful statistical improvement over the coming years. Past history continues to prove that the same tried and true GA mishap causes continue to repeat themselves regardless of across the board technological advancements in all areas affecting the GA community (this can be applied to other aviation areas but to a much lesser degree).

Example: The quality of initial and on-going training has always been a huge barrier to consistent competent basic airmanship skills in the GA community. Treating GA as a hobby and putting in a few hours of flight time each month is a guaranteed recipe for a pending disaster.

Low experience + Low proficiency time (assuming it is pertinent to your type of flying) = Low survival probability. I understand that pilots with a large amount of experience can go longer. However, a large amount of experience is the exception and not the norm for much of the GA community. Paying those extra bucks and placing a VALID instructor in the seat next to you during proficiency flying for the low experienced can do wonders to increase the survival probability for GA pilots and the family and friends they often cart around with them.

In my opinion, GA is not to be treated as a weekend hobby. It requires a high-level skill set in many areas in order to keep one’s self alive and the other innocent lives that often accompany GA pilots.

Stumbling around over farmer John’s field on a weekend more times than not will often get you planted in farmer John’s field.