I'm ringing up
Pride of the Clouds at ~$6. Just confirming if you meant price was too expensive for this deck's budget.
Depending on how hard you are on the "everything must fly" rule, you may not care for these suggestions, but I'll throw them out there anyway:
Aboshan, Cephalid EmperorDelugeMagus of the Moat <- If your budget is what Pride of the coulds is referring to, then this is also out of range at ~$8
Moat Just kidding! =p
Stormtide LeviathanBlinding Angel <-Not sure what your budget is, but she's ~$2.50-$3
Serra Aviary <-note that this also buffs your opponents' fliers so maybe not worth it.
Dictate of HeliodGlorious Anthem <-fetchable by Zur, $1.50-$2
Signal PestSkyblinder StaffSmog ElementalSoulcatcherSunscorch Regent <-backup Ishai
More artifacts for your
Thopter Spy Network:
Dimir SignetAncient Den <-$3.50
Seat of the Synod <-$2 (amusingly enough the more played one has been reprinted enough times that it's actually cheaper)
This next one would be a huge change, but if
Ishai is only in there as a battering ram, possibly consider
Kraum because he gives you access to a fourth color? Ishai could still be in the 99 if you still want him.
Red also gives you access to all those delicious
Earthquake effects that don't hit fliers.
Speaking of red, I found a card I'm seriously considering putting in my dragons deck, now that I know it exists, that yours may also like:
Mudslide. <- Note that it is fetchable by Zur.
Of course the downside of going up to 4 colors is that your mana base either gets worse or more expensive($$).
Edit: You have 35 lands. If you can bring yourself to do it, I suggest 38.
Also, your deck only has 1 board wipe that I see (
sunblast Angel), consider bringing that number closer to 5.
You have 8 ramp, that's probably fine. I like 10, but it's not a hard number.
Spot removal (at least 5) and cardflow (at least 10) are plenty well represented in numbers, but I might make one of your creature spot removals into one more thing that could hit an artifact (
Cast out?). Relying solely on Oblivion Ring makes me a little wary.
You also might want to make
Encroaching Wastes ($0.25),
Tectonic Edge ($1.50), and/or
Ghost Quarter ($2) one or two of the lands you add to the deck so you have effects that can hit problematic lands such as
Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun.