For general aviation pilots, the six biggest worries aloft are: • Flying into bad weather that has the capacity to kill you (icing and turbulence being the biggest factors for instrument-rated pilots) • Flying into instrument conditions without being instrument rated (the JFK Jr. crash serves as an example) • Having a mid-air collision (there goes the wing) • Losing an engine on takeoff less than 1,000 feet AGL (#@$%$&*#) • Encountering a structural failure (main wing spar collapses) • Encountering a complete instrument failure while flying in instrument conditions (Are my life insurance premiums up to date?) Thankfully, the pilot has some control over the first ...