IGC → Cinematic Flight Replay
Animate a paragliding or glider IGC flight in 3D. cine.tours imports FAI .IGC flight logs natively — no conversion to GPX. See the climb out of the launch, the thermal stack, the glide in, and the landing — replayed in 3D over real terrain at up to 4K.
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Native IGC parsing — built for free flight IGC (FAI flight recorder format) is the standard for paragliders, hang gliders, and glider pilots. cine.tours reads the HFDTE flight-date header, parses every B-record fix, handles GPS-altitude / pressure-altitude fallback, and accommodates midnight crossings. The pilot name from the H-record becomes the actor label automatically.
Most map-animation tools don't speak IGC. cine.tours does, natively, with no conversion to GPX.
Show the climb, the thermal stack, the glide Free flight tells a story in altitude. cine.tours lets you make that altitude visible: the elevation profile overlay traces the entire flight, while the 3D terrain reveals where the lift was. Drop title cards as you transition between thermals, mark turn-points, and use the orbit camera around climb-outs for dramatic effect.
Race and competition replays Animate multiple pilots from the same competition by importing each pilot's .igc — colour-coded actors fly together over the real course. Add task-checkpoint markers, leaderboard overlays, and gap timing. Export a 4K replay video for sharing or for organisers.
Frequently asked questions Where do I get the IGC file from my flight instrument? Most flight instruments (Flymaster, XCtracer, Skytraxx, Naviter, etc.) export IGC over USB or via their companion app. XContest and other XC league sites also let you download IGC for any flight you have submitted. Does cine.tours show altitude / vario in the animation? Yes. The elevation profile overlay traces the complete altitude curve over time, synchronised to the route animation. Per-second vario is computed from successive GPS fixes. Can I animate hang gliding or sailplane flights too? Yes. Any FAI-compliant IGC log works — the format is shared across paragliding, hang gliding, and sailplane / glider flights.