"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
In bitching about recent news coverage about saftey at a local airport
(the
media don't get it right, they aren't experts, they create hysteria....),
AOPA posted this gem on accident statistics:

"Now put this into perspective with car crashes, household accidents,
medical mishaps, and the innumerable other risks of everyday life. We're
talking losses on a monthly basis that likely exceed aviation losses for a
decade. The risk in aviation is negligible compared to some other common
activities when exposure is considered. On a per-mile or per-trip count we
might not fare as well as we'd like, but most of us aren't aloft with
anywhere near the same frequency compared to traveling in automobiles."

AOPA's standards of journalism and objectivity are the model for all
media!!!

Huh? AOPA lobbyists don't purport to be journalists. Regardless, though, the
argument put forth in that quote is indeed unfortunate; it's like saying
that Russian Roulette is an activity with negligible risk, since there are
very few participants and consequently very few fatalities.

But you fail to mention where this quote appears. Can you provide a link,
please?

--Gary