[davepage]

> from the perspective of people who live near airfields.

Things more annoying than airplane noise: * People who voluntarily choose to live near airports (which predictably have associated airplane noise), then complain about it. * The ubiquitous, intentionally loud motorcycles (at closest approach, much louder than any small airplane, due to power law d^-2), which all get a free pass for some bizarre cultural reason, and are largely inescapable.

Some of the airplane noise perception problem is jealousy, and is easy to fix: go down to the airport, chat someone up, and they'll give you a ride.