On Nov. 1, a small plane split in half in Pompano Beach.

On Oct. 29, a similar thing happened in Homestead, and two people died. Just days before that accident, a small plane crash-landed on Florida's Turnpike.

"People, they don't have enough knowledge," said Eusebio Valdez, who runs a pilot school called Miami Fly.

Valdez said almost every plane accident is preventable.

"Sometimes there is a little thing that is not perfect to take off and they go anyway, peer pressure sometimes," he said.

Valdez said the most critical part of safe flying starts on the ground.

"The first thing that we do when we go flying is check the airplane out," he said.

He carefully inspected his plane before helping Local 10's Sasha Andrade into the pilot's seat and giving her a lesson.

Valdez said it is up to the pilot to make sure his or her plane is in top shape, to fly in good conditions only and to continue learning about the craft. He said that's where major airline pilots have the advantage. They log some of the most hours in the business. They are constantly monitored by safety rules, and their planes are carefully inspected and repaired. Valdez said that's why the airlines have much fewer accidents.