I would go with the sentiments expressed above.
It is not as safe as driving a car! The biggest difference in the minds of potential PAX is that you are likely to survive a car crash! Other than a ground incident you are not likely to survive a plane crash! They tend to be fatal!
I have now lost 7 pilot friends most very experienced and some who you would least expect to get killed!
There is a real risk and it would be unfair to paint a picture to your potential PAX that it is as safe as driving a car because it is not!
The old adage regarding individual pilots was whether you would be happy sending your kids up for a flight with them?
Many I would not.
As stated by many the risks can be minimized but not eliminated so like many things in life you have to decide whether its risk you want to take and most of us do decide to take that risk as with a lot of higher risk sport from Horse riding to Skiing to scuba diving etc.
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 20th Sep 2012 at 12:39.