XC Contest 2018

Many paraglider pilots who fly cross country upload their flights to a website called XContest. Its useful to check routes in new areas and when and where good flying conditions happen but also creates a high amount of envy and FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). And it shows how our flying measures up compared to the world's best. Like last year I placed myself on the first page that shows the top 50 women. It helps that only 843 ladies posted their flights but being 48th out of 843 on the world scene isn't all that bad. There is a big gender difference in number of participants (12,000 guys vs 843 girls).

XContest Women 2018 48/834
XContest Women 2017 38/625