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 1–17 · median 7.5 · middle half 4.3–10.8

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P30 in this field (31 percent) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P70 in this field (7 percent)
Low — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P34 in this field (0.0 count)
Low — How long after the gate opened the pilot started group median P34 in this field (233 seconds) · usually a strength

1. Ollie Chitty
2. Harrison Rowntree
3. Rohan Holtkamp
4. Adam Stevens
5. Andy Schmidt
6. Hughbert Alexander
7. Peter Adriaans
8. Neale Halsall (most typical of this group)
9. Todd Wisewould
10. Bruce Atkinson
11. Tony Cross
12. Randall Clotworthy
14. Sam Prest
17. Michael Free

Group B — Choosy climbers

5 pilots · ranks 13–22 · median 16 · middle half 15–21

Low — Share of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P9 in this field (33 percent)
High — How long after the gate opened the pilot started group median P91 in this field (1828 seconds) · usually costly
Low — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P12 in this field (5 percent)
High — How round and consistent the circles were group median P84 in this field (0.23 ratio)

13. Mitch Butler
15. James Atkinson
16. James Wynd
21. Mark Divito (most typical of this group)
22. Richard Hughes

Not clustered: 18. Tushar Pokle — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 19. Neil Hooke — only 10 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 20. James McGinty — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 23. Keith Lavers — only 4 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 24. Anthony Meechan — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. Dave Moore — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

19 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.