Originally Posted by franklin_m

Comment made with respect to interfering with wildfire fighting efforts.

Oh, and airliners are a pretty safe bet here in the US. According to USDOT, in 2015, part 121 carriers flew 6,992,575 flights that started and terminated in the US. They carried 638,272,916 passengers. Zero fatalities. In fact, according to NTSB only 58 injuries of all types. So, that's a 0.0000000908 rate for even a bump on the head. Oh, and in 2014, also zero fatal mishaps. Risk of airliners flying over major cities has been, for two years, zero.