Was the thread " improve light A/C Separation" or "glider bashing?"
seems to be a bit of thread creep
Glider pilots do fly in a way that is different from many other airspace users. They know that use of radio, radar and ATC cannot give protection with the huge numbers of fliers on a good day, frequently over 500 possibly 750 during the peak 5 hours within 50 nm of Oxford. Glider pilots minimise the amount of time they are heads down in the cockpit tuning radios that will serve only as a distraction and maximise their time with eyes looking outside. As gpn01 points out there are dozens of controllers to talk to within 50 nm of Oxford but none have the whole picture and most have no radar, but still expect to be called!
So, back to the theme of how to improve light A/C Separation,
Bad bears top tip;
Forget talking on radios. Look out the window and scan the sky slowly and often. Look to see if someone is there, not look to see if it is clear
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