Among the advice I've picked up as a plaintiff's lawyer: don't get into a helicopter unless you have to.
In the U.S., the 2020-2024 accident rate is 3.81 per 100K hours flown. Fatal accident rate is 0.65. Every three weeks or so, there's another fatal accident.
@maxkennerly The cause of fatalities in helicopter accidents is well known: civilian helicopters have fuel tanks overhead that rupture on impact and douse occupants who are then incinerated. The fix? Rupture-proof tanks as the military uses. But FAA will not force industry to do it. Yes, stay out of civilian helicopters.
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