Originally Posted by Ottopilot
I've been in aviation all my life, so has my dad, my father-in-law, and more. I don't know one person that has been killed in an aircraft accident. I didn't realize it was so dangerous.
Yep,
Google "top ten most dangerous jobs", or go here:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/
Airplane pilots are second only to loggers in deaths per 100,000 workers.