On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 1:33:30 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Why must one "evaluate" others OLC flights? Why not enjoy your own flight, be impressed by what others can do in similar, or different conditions, and appreciate the beauty of this crazy sport we are all a part of?

Bob I have noticed a trend, you seem to be enthralled with putting down and/or comparing people's abilities and flights. Why worry about everyone else when you can enjoy flying and beauty of the sky?
Wyll, I cannot recall an instance where I have as you say, "Put Down", or compared people flights. More to the contrary I have congratulated many people for their flights as depicted on OLC, both in private and public. I encourage many glider pilots that I know to go further, set goals and always shoot for a way to improve.
I evaluate most every flight that I take, do I compare my flight to others, yes, why certainly and I would venture to guess that most people do the same. I want to see my distance, my speed, my altitude, my % of thermaling, my triangle legs, and evaluate against other flights.
One of if not the most difficult, flights is the declared triangle of over 300K with that triangle being near equilateral and less scalene. I consider the speed around that triangle to be a good indicator of my flight. This does not always tell the whole story, location plays a huge role, great basin flights for instance provide much more opportunity than say Florida flights, or Ohio Valley flights. I am certain that there is more to come on this topic. Old Bob