Those aren’t clouds.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-08-11-Air-Delays_N.htm

It just depends, doesn’t it? I am sure lots of regular folks live in the affected communities. Maybe not as many as to make a news story interesting.Better news story to focus on fat cats having their croquet games interrupted. ” You hit that wicket!” “What I can’t hear you ?” Doesn’t everyone enjoy a quiet day in the backyard? Hey if you have ever lived under  a flight path  with descending planes you would understand.  You know the FAA has resisted a concept called free flight. This is essentially the ability to go, hit the gas , take off, and go. It would certainly democratize the noise . The use of routes or highways in the sky is the root cause of airport delays. They stack up as interruptions occur. One unruly super model can screw it all up . If we invested (there’s that scary word again) in a new system , then planes could avoid delays, weather, etc. There is alot of sky up there. How much are they using? We are using an antiquated system for air traffic control , and  it  isn’t working , near misses are up.