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Export IGC Files

How to get your IGC files from popular platforms and trackers

Your flights are already out there: let's bring them home

Already logging on XContest, DHV-XC, or have years of tracks sitting on your Syride? No need to re-fly everything. Here's how to yank those IGC files out of wherever they're hiding and get them into We-Fly.

Online Platforms

XContest

The world's biggest free flight logbook. Your tracks are there. You just need to dig them out.

  1. Log in at xcontest.org
  2. Click your username → My flights
  3. Open any flight from the list
  4. On the flight detail page, look for the download icon ("IGC file" label) near the track map
  5. Click it. Your browser grabs the .igc file

Bulk downloads are also available directly:

  • Go to xcontest.org
  • Navigate to My flights
  • Select a season that already has flights;
  • Click the ALL IGC link (bottom left)
  • Download the ZIP file

DHV-XC

Germany's national online contest: rock-solid records, slightly complex UI.

  1. Log in at dhv-xc.de
  2. Navigate to My flights (Meine Flüge)
  3. Open the flight detail page
  4. Find the IGC download link at the bottom of the page (often labeled "Download IGC-File")
  5. Done, grab the file

Mobile Apps

Flyskyhy (iOS)

The go-to logger for Apple pilots. Your IGC files live right in the app.

  1. Open Flyskyhy → Logbook
  2. Tap the flight you want
  3. Tap the share icon (top right corner, the box with the arrow)
  4. Select send to XContest or Send to DHV-XC
  5. Then you can download the IGC file from the platform.

Pro tip: You can also find your IGC files via the Files app under Flyskyhy's app folder if you've enabled Files access.

XCTrack (Android)

The paragliding instrument app for Android, also the OS powering instruments like the AIR³. Tracks save automatically after every flight.

Via the Share widget (easiest):

  1. On the main screen, tap the Share widget (top right corner, looks like a share/upload icon)
  2. Choose any installed app: Gmail, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Drive, etc.
  3. The IGC file is attached and on its way

Via the Tracklogs menu:

  1. Open XCTrack → Menu (top left) → Tracklogs
  2. Long-press the flight or tap the three-dot menu icon
  3. Select Share → pick your destination app
  4. Send to yourself or save directly to your phone

Via XContest auto-upload (if already connected):

  1. Link your XContest account under Menu → Preferences → Pilot
  2. After landing with internet access, the track uploads automatically
  3. Then download the IGC from XContest (see above)

Via USB (direct file grab):

  • Files live at /storage/emulated/0/XCTrack/tracks/ (or on your SD card)
  • Connect via USB → enable File Transfer mode → navigate to that folder → copy the .igc files

XCSoar (Kobo / Android / Windows)

XCSoar logs IGC files natively. No conversion needed.

  1. Flights are saved to the XCSoar/logs/ folder on your device
  2. On Kobo: connect via USB → browse to XCSoar/logs/ → copy files
  3. On Android: same folder via USB file transfer or a file manager app
  4. Files are named by date: 2024-07-15-XCS-XXX-01.igc

Instruments & Hardware

Oudie / Naviter (Oudie N, Omni, Oudie IGC …)

Naviter makes several devices: some are dedicated loggers, some run Android. The export path depends on which one you have.

Oudie N / Oudie Omni (Android-based, runs SeeYou Navigator):

Via the SeeYou Navigator app:

  1. Open SeeYou Navigator → tap Menu → Logbook
  2. Select a flight
  3. Tap Upload icon → pick your platform (XContest, DHV-XC, etc.)
  4. Download flight from the selected platform.

Via USB:

  1. Connect via USB → enable File Transfer on the device
  2. Navigate to Internal storage/SeeYou Navigator/ (or similar)
  3. Copy the .igc files

Via SeeYou Cloud (if auto-sync is on):

  1. Log in at seeyou.cloud
  2. Go to Flights → open a flight
  3. Click Download IGC

SeeYou Navigator app (on your own Android/iOS phone):

  • Same as Oudie N above: Logbook → select flight → send

Skytraxx (2.1, 4.0, 5.0 …)

Plug-and-play. Skytraxx mounts as a USB drive: no drivers, no drama.

  1. Connect your Skytraxx to your computer via USB
  2. It shows up as an external drive
  3. Open the drive → look for the IGC folder (or files in the root directory)
  4. Copy the .igc files you want

Syride (SYS series)

French-made, rock-solid instruments. Files transfer via USB or desktop software.

USB (fastest):

  1. Connect your Syride instrument via USB, it mounts as a drive
  2. Open the FLIGHTS folder on the device
  3. Copy the .igc files to your computer

Via syride.com:

  1. Log in → My flights
  2. Click a flight → Download IGC

Flymaster (B1 Nav, Live SD, …)

  1. Connect your Flymaster via USB, mounts as a drive
  2. Open the TRACKS or FLIGHTS folder
  3. Copy your .igc files

Via flymaster.net:

  1. Log in → My flights
  2. Open a flight → Download IGC

SkyBean (SkyDrop, SkyDrop+)

SkyDrop is a tiny, lightweight logger that records IGC files.

  1. Connect SkyDrop to your computer via USB
  2. Navigate to the IGC or FLIGHTS folder
  3. Copy the files

Once you have your IGC files

Head to /upload, drop your files in, and We-Fly handles the rest: stats, thermals, the works. Got a backlog to clear? Drop a whole folder: it's scanned for .igc files, and if you hit the rate limit the rest wait in a queue and upload automatically.

Blue skies and full logbooks.