Good call out. It’s generally very safe, but when it goes wrong, it’s catastrophic. Grandparent’s comment feels out of touch - looking at it from another lens:

Good call out. It’s generally very safe, but when it goes wrong, it’s catastrophic. Grandparent’s comment feels out of touch - looking at it from another lens: flying is generally safe but there is a certain unique set of circumstances that cause catastrophic failure and plane crashes. Do you just ignore the process and materials improvements because that certain set of events is super rare? No, you include the improvement in your process. That attitude has allowed FAA and Airlines in general to become much safer over the past 40 years (1). 1: https://www.bts.gov/content/us-general-aviationa-safety-data https://www.bts.gov/content/us-general-aviationa-safety-data