I enjoyed reading Chris N's first post. Most informative and brought home all my worst fears!!
" I spend some time in IMC"
" take fleets of gliders....."
" avoidance is almost entirely by see and avoid "
A long time ago I had to take avoiding action having been put on a radar heading in Class D airspace - the poor ATCO had no return on that particular glider.
So, you do float around in IMC........ummm.
I always knew to look out for more than one of you - I remember seeing about 20 pass over the golf course one day and was very happy to be on terra firma as I spectated.
I respect everyone's right to experience the joys of flight, but I still feel the hairs on the back of my neck when IMC and the ATCO talks of multiple contacts, primary return, height unverified.
TCAS please save me!