I agree. Planes are not a serious threat. However, when you're hiding from destroyers at 240 m under and you remember that a plane put a few bullet holes in you awhile back and you're scared to go deeper, even though you know you need to... it just sucks.
As for planes, I find that I can hear them above me... even under water. That won't help you if you're running snorkel at 64x TC but it works fine for TC: 1.
Anyway, I've never found it suicidal to travel on the surface. You get the radar detection notification and you order the dive a few seconds before the plane shows up. What's the problem? It's actually rather convenient.
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