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>...surely can be explained, that if adjusted for non-impaired people and considering the survival rate for when an accident happens, the danger is much lower for cars

No. This is false equivalence. You are far more likely to die in a car than you are in an airplane, full stop.

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This is an overgeneralization. You are far more likely to die in a C172 airplane than you are in a modern car.

Ok, sure, we can go that route and cherry pick examples that are not representative of the trends of the vast majority of flying. I'll even grant that I probably invited it by saying "full stop" on my sentence. Nevertheless, as most of us will never be in a C172, flying in a plane is far safer than being in a car.

The least you can do here is be honest about the conversation that is being had. It would be appreciated.

Agreed, flying in a plane is far safer, it was the full stop thing :)

I also would recommend flying in a small plane at least once, the small additional risk is worth the experience.

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