Eighteen business and general aviation organizations are collaborating with the FAA on a “2025 National Pause for General Aviation Safety.” Launched on Tuesday during the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, the initiative is designed to encourage general aviation pilots to take as little as 15 minutes and up to an hour within the next six months to sharpen their focus on safe flight operations by reviewing a video, article, or other information housed on the website GAsafe.org, which contains dozens of links to safety content.
In an open letter to pilots, backers of the initiative noted that improvements in technology, training, and focus on safety have helped with the decline of general aviation accidents over the past 30 years. During that period, the general aviation fatal accident rate has fallen 60% from 1.73 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 1994 to 0.68 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2023, organizations pointed out.
“However, we continue to experience far too many completely avoidable general aviation accidents,” the letter added. “We believe every pilot has a responsibility to themselves, their loved ones, the industry, and the public, to be as conscientious, disciplined, and deliberate about general aviation safety as possible.”
Simply participating in the National Pause for GA Safety will improve safety preparedness by focusing on areas relevant to the pilot, the letter stated.