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As a private, general aviation pilot and plane owner, I would encourage anyone interested in flying lesson to pursue the dream.
It appears, from reading some of the posting in this thread, that the media has succeeded in scaring the public about "small planes." In fact, the number and percentages of small aircraft accidents has gone steadily down over the last several years. That fact having been duly noted, yes, people do crash and some do die but the way aircraft accidents are typically portrayed by the press leads the undeducated to many unfortunate and erroeous conclusions.
Flying remains much safer than driving but we all live with the inherent dangers everyday. When I fly, I am no more concerned with crashing the plane than I am with crashing my Boxster. Intellectually, I know and accept that flying has risks that driving does not but my training and experience allow me to deal with it and enjoy the fun of flying.
Happily the pilot of this Mooney walked away. Hopefully he/she learned something from the event as well.
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