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[–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, we're talking pretty much anyone who flies an airplane for any commercial purpose. Bush flying, remote cargo flights in small aircraft, crop-dusting, helicopter lifting, hell even helicopter logging.

And while more truck drivers die annually than pilots, what we're discussing here are RATES of death per capita, not individual deaths. An individual is statistically more likely to be killed flying as a commercial pilot (in any capacity) than a truck driver is to be killed while on the job.