“The point of my post was that if a paramotor can fit it, so can anything else.”
Actually, this is not at all correct. A paramotor (to the best of my knowledge) is unregulated, so no rules, no max empty weight, it has no “structure” so no issues with internal aerials being blocked off and many other “advantages”.
Pace
“I have to say that I am amazed that gliders or any other aircraft should be allowed to fly in cloud without a transponder.”
I did not think there were any “other aircraft” which are allowed to fly in cloud, in the uk without a transponder? What did you have in mind?
“You quote that there has not been a collision. I do not know whether that is factual or not.”
It is correct.
If you regularly fly a sophisticated GA machine in IMC, you have all the toys, but you are worried about gliders fit FLARM. The glider cannot fit a £2000 transponder, but you could fit a £300 FLARM. Making FLARM compulsory to fly in the IMC OCAS would provide you all with an actual collision avoidance system.
Edited to add;
“Our regulatory authority is determined that Mode S is the way to go, but has signally failed to answer (or refused to answer) many relevant technical questions.”
To be fair to the CAA they have accepted the Mode S for all was technically flawed, and have taken a huge leap back from this.
Rod1