I used to think that pilots got a raw deal as they always seemed to take the blame. Now that i'm a pilot a realise the reason - 99% of the time aircraft crash because the clot flying it made a mistake. A bit like car crashes - cars don't tend to fall apart driving down the road & they don't crash - people crash them. If you're airworthy and stay above 500' next to big open fields you'll last a long time as a helicopter pilot. Except you won't - because thats no fun.