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IGC flight analysis that explains why time was gained or lost.

AirRace turns IGC files, task data and live flight records into gliding race intelligence — reconstructing thermals, glides, transitions and final glides, and comparing pilots against the field.

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From a flight trace to race understanding

An IGC file is a dense record of a gliding flight — a long list of positions, heights and times. On its own it is hard to learn from. AirRace reads that trace and reconstructs the flight as a story: where the lift was, how well each climb was centred, how efficient each glide was, where transitions cost or saved time, and how the final glide was judged.

The point is not a prettier replay. It is understanding the decisions: thermal selection, speed-to-fly behaviour, route choices, and how terrain and weather shaped the day — explaining not just where a pilot flew, but why a tactical choice mattered.

Compared against the field

Performance is relative. AirRace compares a pilot's flight against others on the same task, so a climb that felt good or a glide that felt fast can be measured against what the rest of the field actually achieved. That is where the most useful coaching insight comes from.

Historical and live

AirRace works with IGC files and historical competition records, so you can mine past seasons for patterns, not just analyse last weekend. Where flights arrive live, the same analysis applies during and immediately after the task.

AirRace is currently being developed around historical gliding flight data and private analysis workflows; public demos and case studies will be added as they become available.

Less manual file handling

Chasing loggers and fixing failed downloads is a familiar tax on contest organisers. Connected to ARX9, flight data can move directly from the glider into analysis, removing manual IGC handling — while plain IGC files keep working for everyone else.

Part of the Airsuite ecosystem

AirRace sits alongside AirMan operations and AirStream live streaming on one aircraft data layer, so a flight recorded once becomes operations history, a live stream and race analysis at the same time.

Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

IGC is the standard gliding flight-log format recorded by flight recorders. IGC flight analysis reads those traces to reconstruct the flight — climbs, glides, transitions and final glides — and turn it into tactical and performance insight. AirRace by Airsuite does this for pilots, coaches and organisers.

Climb quality, thermal selection, glide efficiency, speed-to-fly behaviour, transitions, final-glide decisions, route choices, and terrain and weather effects — plus comparison against the field on the same task.

Yes. AirRace works with IGC files and historical competition records, so you can analyse past seasons as well as recent flights.

No. IGC files work on their own. Connecting ARX9 simply removes manual file handling by moving flight data from the aircraft into analysis automatically.

Glider pilots and coaches who want to understand performance, and race directors and organisers who want cleaner data, replay and post-task analytics with less manual work.

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