By Willie Shields
"I have a friend who is fearful of commercial airlines.
At the gate, before boarding, he asks the agent the following question: "What is the captain's name?" If the answer indicates the pilot is female, he will not board that flight. Any criticism of my friend's lack of confidence in any qualified aviatrix is answered along these lines: "She can't drive a stick shift. I should trust her with a Jumbo Jet?"
My friend is right to be cautious about flying, but for different reasons. Like most air travelers, he doesn't know what he doesn't know . . ."
Full article; https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/what_you_really_need_to_be_afraid_of_when_you_get_ in_an_airplane.html