Hiya
Flying heli's can be dangerous, but so can crossing the road. Personally I would rather have an engine failure in a heli than in a FW. (I fly both at PPL level so my my comments need to be considered with my experience in mind).
I accept there are many other types of incident, but people that don't fly heli's dont usually understand them. I guess if your time is up, it's up but if I thought I was going to pop my cloggs every time i raised the collective I might as well become a recluse and stay at home wrapped in cotton wool.
Maybe you should tell your folks that the reason they think that heli's are dangerous is because incidents are so rare statistically, when there is an incident the press report it and it brings it home to roost.
Good luck and don't give up.
