Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Statistically, even commercial aviation does have more risk than most other occupations.
The only "safe" aviation occupation is 121 airlines, and that's only because 200 members of the traveling public will follow YOU to the accident scene within milliseconds. The system cares about the general (voting) public and behaves accordingly.
High-end corporate aviation can be equally safe if the boss cares and has the money to follow through.