I agree with you there Heston but it's not an excuse to let basic airmanship go to pot. I know steam gives way to sail etc but being a bit more SA savvy will help us all; the gliding fraternity get to twirl around in their circles safely and I get to go where I want keeping well clear of them. I sometimes get the impression that by some sort of magic it's my responsibility to spot every glider in the sky while they go hither and thither hoping that I've seen them and if I get too close I'm one of those idiot tin can drivers who hasn't a clue and probably has his head in the cockpit twiddling his knobs.
I will repeat that I'm a glider pilot myself so see it from all sides.