Most people think you steer the plane with the yoke but actually steering the plane might be seen as done with the pedals instead of the yoke (Steering wheel).
So, though it's true you can not use the pedals at all most of the time and can bank the plane with the yoke (steering wheel) sometimes you have to use the pedals to change the direction of the plane like when you are in a cross wind (left to right or right to left) or any other configuration otherwise you likely will run into a mountain which might be at your altitude if you are flying down a valley.
How do most private pilots die?
Most private pilots are used to flying alone so when they put their family or other passengers into their plane (especially with luggage) they often crash on takeoff because the plane handles a lot differently with more weight (especially at higher altitude this is really fatal for many who don't compensate for this.
So, with more weight you cannot have the same angle of attack on the wings when you take off. And if you don't fly the plane for the weight you might crash if you don't have time to change this configuration.
Another thing that kills pilots (but not as much) is not setting the fuel mixture for the altitude combined with not having oxygen to breathe if you fly above about 10,000 feet. Passenger jets keep the oxygen air level at about 7000 feet even if they are flying at 40,000 feet by the way. If they didn't all the passengers would die from lack of oxygen like many mountain climbers do from climbing above 10,000 or 20,000 feet depending upon the climber. So, even though it is much bumpier it is safer to fly below 10,000 feet in a private plane if you don't have oxygen (for at least the pilot to breathe in a cannister with a breathing mask.
All these things must be considered to stay alive as a pilot by yourself or with passengers in the air.
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