Glider Crash - Minden?

Mark Dickson wrote:
Although both aircraft were VMC, the jet may have been
(probably was) flying IFR. He may have been recieving
a radar service from Reno. If so, he should have been
passed traffic information by ATC. Even if the glider
was not transponding it would still have produced a
primary return; don't believe that myth about gliders
not providing radar returns, they do.

IFR does not relieve anyone of "see and avoid" when VMC. This is a
common misconception when receiving IFR handling from ATC. I think we
need to educate others as to the fact that there are aircraft above
10,000 MSL without Transponders. I have heard from more than one
airline pilot "What's he doing up here" when our field is on the
sectional and Tucson Approach puts a warning on ATIS with altitudes
we're operating at. I've had pilots defend thier position saying they
were IFR and don't even have a sectional with them to know they are in
the vicinity of a glider field.