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by gengelbro 1654 days ago
> The vast majority is flight training

Can you substantiate that claim for me? I've never seen a breakdown, since you've claimed 'vast majority' perhaps you know better.

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https://www.faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/g...

These stats sorta disprove the OPs comment, but I think these stats kinda bury how a lot of personal flight time is also for currency and flight training, as a lot of pilots schedule personal trips to maintain their currency.

Also to note is that a lot of General Aviation is a pipeline for airline pilots and in countries where there is not such a strong general aviation industry there are higher accident rates.

This implies the _vast majority_ is precisely the opposite. With ~75% being personal use.