Peter R. wrote:
How much of this rejection is based on the real risk versus how much is
based on emotion?

Well, in the post to which you replied, I quoted hard statistics, so that's
real risk; remember people had to die to create those fatality statistics.
Secondly, tell me how you would handle an engine failure over the unlit
hills in the clouds (that 'cover' the hills), at night, IMC, etc etc etc.

It seems real to me.

Hilton