I see this equation Risk: Flying = Motorcycling coming up quite alot, yet somehow to me it doesnt quite equate correctly.
The big difference I think is that in Flying, the risk to you from other people's Eff-Ups is miniscule. On a Motorbike it is quite hefty - Ive seen someone else knock a guy off of a bike, and it was obvious the guy on the bike was innocent. The number of times I am on a roundabout and do NOT see a driver look at me approaching and they pull out in front of me such that if i didnt brake there would be a collision, is around 1 in 3 - and thats me in a large car, I dont ride a bike.
What Im saying is, in Flying the person most likely to be Effing-Up is me, the Pilot. My behaviour and performance are the most likely cause of any accident, so its me that needs to be on my game in the decisions I make. Mrs Jones with 2 kids screaming and fighting in the back of the car on the school run dont come into it.
Regards, SD..
PS: Having said that... I have actually seen a mid air collision... but then as this was Mig 29s at an airshow its not a scenario Im likely to be involved in any time soon...
Its generally best to make a hole in the sky.......not the ground...