In article ,
says...


daffy writes:

The article said "The small plane flying north more than doubles the
ambient sound,
and we react to the intruder as a threat, drawing in, tracking the
source, hunching for
cover until the last traces of engine noise finally die away."

I guess having the land criss-crossed with highways filled with cars, trucks,
and SUVs doesn't count.

Where I live in the city, I can barely hear the occasional jet or prop
airplane over the constant din of vehicular traffic.



Well that's handy - If you're talking about Paris, France the arrival and
departure procedures are designed to circumnavigate the city . . .