Akro, I think you have some valid points, as do HH and Al and some other posters who have remained objective. Therein lay the crux of the issue being debated - objectivity.
While you and someone like HH who works in this role all day can make a smart and objective go/ no-go decision , does the same apply to all the AF pilots across the the wide range of experience and training that their website demonstrates? The rate of fatal crashes in PVT ops vs CHTR and RPT seems to indicate not.
Once the emotion is taken out an objective review may find that perhaps tighter operational management, regulatory oversight and higher minimum standards would make for a safer operation. Perhaps not.