Flying style

Pilots grouped by how alike their flying was.

Analysis computed

The groups are flying style, and not score. The spread of ranks in each group shows where that style paid and where it did not.

Group A — Never-low flyers

16 pilots · ranks 1–23 · median 11.5 · middle half 5.8–17.3

Low — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P29 in this field (0.0 count)
Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P29 in this field (25 percent) · usually a strength
Low — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P31 in this field (7 percent)
High — Arriving at ESS with height to spare group median P68 in this field (670 metres) · usually costly

1. Todd Wisewould
2. Peter Adriaans
3. Michael Free
5. Tony Cross
6. Adam Stevens
7. Steve Blenkinsop
9. Mitch Butler
11. Andy Schmidt
12. Neil Hooke
13. Dave Moore (most typical of this group)
16. Neale Halsall
17. Ollie Chitty
18. Pete Bolton
20. Jason Carman
22. Rohan Holtkamp
23. James Wynd

Group B — Wanderers

9 pilots · ranks 4–26 · median 15 · middle half 10–21

High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P85 in this field (35 percent)
Low — Distance covered between climbs group median P18 in this field (1.3 kilometres) · usually costly
High — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P79 in this field (18 percent)
High — Climb rate at thermal exit group median P78 in this field (1.5 metres per second)

4. Randall Clotworthy
8. Harrison Rowntree
10. Hughbert Alexander (most typical of this group)
14. Mark Divito
15. Tushar Pokle
19. Steve Norman
21. Keith Lavers
24. Jay Kubeil
26. Bruce Atkinson

Not clustered: 25. James Atkinson — only 3 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 27. Marcus De Vecchi — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 28. James McGinty — only 1 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 29. Anthony Meechan — only 3 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

25 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.