Originally Posted by
rickair7777
1) Midair Collision: You will probably not be able to recover from a midair, so prevention is the key. Use flight following where available, otherwise communicate on CTAF or other air-to-air freqs. If you fly in a congested area, consider buying a cheap GA traffic alerter. Ultimately you have to keep a sharp visual lookout, because not everyone uses their radio and/or transponder.
My ground school instructor told us today that roughly 50% of all midairs are fatal. I tend to trust his opinion here (Many many years in the industry, Master's in aviation, writes for Flight Training magazine, and was an FAA examiner for many years). Does this sound about right to you guys?