Well,as the man on the "Brains Trust" (that dates me!) used to say, it all depends on what you mean by dangerous.
Yes, flying is risky. If you are going to pack scores of fragile people into narrow tubes and shoot them through the air at 600 mph supported on wings full of inflammable explosive, then perhaps you should not be surprised if, very occasionally, things go wrong.
I have never felt as a pilot that I am in constant danger although there has been the odd time when I have been frightened in the air but not nearer as often as I have been whilst driving to and from work!!
However, although flying on an individual flight is relatively "safe" a pilot over a flying career spanning 40 years or more has a higher probability of becoming a statistic purely because of increased exposure time to risk!
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