Kharon, are you saying that "Australias proud aviation safety record" is in reality just dumb luck so far? I thought ATSB was competent, as is AsA and CASA.
If Australia was so safe then why was it recomended that our safety standing be downgraded? Australia came within a hairs breadth of this?
And again you can liken Australia's safety to that of a major airline that hasn't had a crash - Does that mean it is completely safe, in good steed and at the peak of it's safety game? No it doesn't.
K, nice picture link. I thought about a pig for this post but it doesn't quite fit the theme, so the below is for Blackhand -