I read somewhere that in GA there is one fatality per 107,000 flying hours. Most PPLs do 50-100 hours a year. I'm not sure of the equivalent driving statistics, but I'm pretty certain that means the most dangerous part of your flight is the drive to the airfield. But, as someone else pointed out, flying accidents make front page news; road accidents don't.
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Whirly
To fly is human, to hover, divine.