However I don't fly the R-22 and probably never will, I read accident reports.
HillerBee - that's a bit unfair. The R22 is the most popular training heli by several orders of magnitude, as well as being the most popular machine for newly qualified owners. In absolute terms therefore, there will be more incidents logged against this machine. How many of these incidents are due to the machine and how many are due to pilot error though? Proportionately, Robinsons have an enviable safety record - it's the inexperienced drivers that do not.