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 — Unfussy climbers

16 pilots · ranks 1–20 · median 8.5 · middle half 4.8–12.8

High — Share of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P71 in this field (78 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P71 in this field (61.4 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P69 in this field (31 percent)
Low — How long after the gate opened the pilot started group median P31 in this field (103 seconds) · usually a strength

10 pilots · ranks 13–27 · median 21.5 · middle half 17.5–23.8

Low — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P17 in this field (3 percent)
Low — Glide speed between climbs group median P17 in this field (48.1 kilometres per hour) · usually costly
High — Final glide committed to when leaving the last climb group median P77 in this field (35.62 ratio)
Low — Share of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P24 in this field (59 percent)

Not clustered: 25. Steve Norman — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 28. Anthony Meechan — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

26 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.