That&#x27;s in the ballpark, but 300 hours per year is way, way over the average. Anything over 100 is on the high-end of the range.<p>Several issues though:<p>The risk is far from linear. Infrequent pilots have much higher risk per hour.<p>The number of hours for part 91 (most private flying) flights cannot be reliably determined.<p>About 75% to 95% of risk is under the control or strong influence of the pilot. Weather, fuel, crew readiness, pre-flight planning and related issues are much more under pilot control (if you&#x27;re willing to cancel or delay flights) than in comparable car trips. It&#x27;s extremely rare for another pilot to kill you.<p>I came up with 9% if you assume two fatals per accident.<p>Light sport is restricted to day VFR, which is lower risk, other things being equal. Unfortunately, that also saps some utility and pushes you towards taking a late day flight rather than waiting for better night weather. I don&#x27;t think LSA is viable for transportation, which makes it all the more unusual for someone to fly 300 hours per year.<p>(Context: I fly about 150-200 hours per year, which is 80+% of our vacation travel. I also read every NTSB fatal report.)