Interesting data Genghis, is that accidents per flight hour or total? I would argue that reducing the cost of flying allows people to fly more, more currency making for safer pilots. The idea that lighter aircraft are somehow safer does not seem intuitive other than perhaps because you cannot use them for much. The BBC recently ran an article singing the praises of the C172. When you look at the price of this aircraft new then you can understand why flying aircraft that require a ppl is becoming more and more marginalised. I am in a syndicate with an IFR single and tow two seater gliders with the club's C42 when my employer is not paying me to fly. So I think I have a reasonably balanced view (chip on both shoulders maybe��).