GA 40+ years ago never had any of this bureaucratic overhead. Today, GA is lying in a coma if it’s not already deceased, murdered by over regulation.
Has any of this bureaucratic overhead significantly improved safety over the past 40 years? I’d be curious to learn what the incident/accident/fatality rates are per 100,000 hours flown in single pilot GA ops then and now.
My gut feel is there’s bugger all difference. But happy to be surprised.