Looks like a previous post sums it up quite nicely.
100's of hours of training, loads of certificates before someone on the ground can speak to a skygod over a radio. And that's under the close personal supervision of a dedicated experienced professional personal trainer.
Persoanlly I like the other comment about the lowest incident rates from NorthSouth. Gurucube sums it up as well.
Anyway didn't those amerrycans invent aviation anyway?
