Comment Private aircraft risks (Score 1) 43
Private aircraft are much more dangerous than commercial aircraft because of
* Multiple engines.
* De-icing equipment.
* Crew experience (probably the biggest factor).
* Support system and rules (commercial planes usually fly IFR, etc).
It is also a lot of work to study weather and plan your route rather than to sit in a lounge and wait for your boarding group. Commercial aircraft get you there much faster too since they fly higher and have bigger engines. The danger, amount of work, cost, and slowness of private aircraft is why I stopped flying. Leave it up to the professionals.