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 — Committed racers

14 pilots · ranks 1–20 · median 8 · middle half 4.3–15.5

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P25 in this field (25 percent) · usually a strength
High — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P74 in this field (79 percent)
High — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P72 in this field (18 percent)
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P68 in this field (35 percent)

1. Todd Wisewould
2. Peter Adriaans
3. Michael Free
4. Randall Clotworthy
5. Tony Cross
6. Adam Stevens
7. Steve Blenkinsop
9. Mitch Butler (most typical of this group)
13. Dave Moore
14. Tushar Pokle
16. Neale Halsall
18. Pete Bolton
19. Steve Norman
20. Jason Carman

Group B — Glide bleeders

8 pilots · ranks 8–24 · median 13 · middle half 10.8–18

Low — Glide L/D against the field median group median P16 in this field (0.87 ratio) · usually costly
Low — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P19 in this field (6 percent)
High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P81 in this field (1.0 count)
Low — Arriving at ESS with height to spare group median P21 in this field (492 metres) · usually a strength

8. Harrison Rowntree
10. Hughbert Alexander (most typical of this group)
11. Andy Schmidt
12. Neil Hooke
14. Mark Divito
17. Ollie Chitty
21. Keith Lavers
24. Jay Kubeil

Not clustered: 22. Rohan Holtkamp — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 23. James Wynd — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. James Atkinson — only 3 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. Bruce Atkinson — only 10 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. Marcus De Vecchi — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. James McGinty — only 1 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. Anthony Meechan — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

22 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.