Safety aspects of FI
As an former instructor, I found that the instructional process diverted me in some measure from my usual vigilance outside the cockpit.
This was brought home to me yesterday with a VFR midair a few miles from a local uncontrolled airport, with a FI and his student among the unfortunate victims. The angle of closure has yet to be determined, so the training aircraft may or may not have had an opportunity to see and avoid.
Does anyone have access to the safety statistics showing relative hazard of midairs in instructional vs. non-instructional flying?