So if we assume I am meeting myself coming the other way;
I am flying along and I get an indication that there is an aircraft 5 nm ahead. I have about 70 sec before the bang. What the system is telling me is that an aircraft is in a cone 400 ft by 22 deg p/s by 5nm? Is the 5 nm accurate or +/- something?
I think Height would be important, as ground based radar will not see you much below 2000 ft. However if TCAS is also illuminating the transponder this may not be important?
Pace
I have not been an active glider pilot for many years but your understanding is very poor. To fly in cloud you need to be assessed and signed off by your CFI, this is a very safe system as the club system is much more safety focused than the non club based power environment. You must have a p/s and a radio, and appropriate instrumentation for your training / aircraft. In anything other than an ultra modern machine you will have airbrakes which can stop you exceeding vne, and if your machine is ripped apart by the CB (yes, some glider pilots do fly into CB’s), or you hit something, you can step outside. My experience of glider pilots is that they take safety and airmanship extremely seriously, and the CFI of a gliding club has total control on what happens on and around his airfield. You are not even allowed to rig a glider without his permission.
I apologize if the above is out of date, but I would think very little will have changed.
Rod1