How safe is flight training, really?

We've all heard that flight training is safer than most other aspects of general aviation, but is that actually true? Also, are different training activities characterized by their own distinct risk profiles? The Air Safety Institute's first comprehensive analysis of instructional accidents in a decade not only explores the differences between phases and types of training, but also between airplanes and helicopters. Download the report...

http://download.aopa.org/asf/InstructionalAccidentReportFINAL.pdf