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

8 pilots · ranks 1–12 · median 4.5 · middle half 2.8–7

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P18 in this field (29 percent) · usually a strength
Low — How round and consistent the circles were group median P22 in this field (0.11 ratio)
High — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P76 in this field (67 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P76 in this field (46.5 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength

1. Ollie Chitty (most typical of this group)
2. Harrison Rowntree
3. Rohan Holtkamp
4. Adam Stevens
5. Andy Schmidt
6. Hughbert Alexander
10. Bruce Atkinson
12. Randall Clotworthy

Group B — Wanderers

5 pilots · ranks 7–22 · median 9 · middle half 8–11

High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P93 in this field (58 percent)
Low — Distance covered between climbs group median P14 in this field (1.4 kilometres) · usually costly
Low — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P15 in this field (25 percent)
High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P84 in this field (1.0 count)

7. Peter Adriaans
8. Neale Halsall
9. Todd Wisewould
11. Tony Cross (most typical of this group)
22. Richard Hughes

Group C — Late starters

3 pilots · ranks 13–15 · median 14 · middle half 13.5–14.5

High — How long after the gate opened the pilot started group median P91 in this field (1828 seconds) · usually costly
High — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P86 in this field (67 percent) · usually costly
Low — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P14 in this field (5 percent)
Low — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P16 in this field (-4 percent)

13. Mitch Butler (most typical of this group)
14. Sam Prest
15. James Atkinson

Not clustered: 16. James Wynd — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 17. Michael Free — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 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 7 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 21. Mark Divito — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 22. Keith Lavers — only 3 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 22. Anthony Meechan — only 10 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 22. Dave Moore — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

16 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 3 groups.