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 — Few-stop racers

9 pilots · ranks 3–18 · median 10 · middle half 7–13

High — Distance covered between climbs group median P78 in this field (2.7 kilometres) · usually a strength
High — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P78 in this field (27 percent)
Low — Climb rate at thermal exit group median P23 in this field (0.6 metres per second)
Low — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P24 in this field (-0 percent)

3. Jon Durand
6. Neil Hooke
7. Troy Horton
8. Ward Gunn
10. Bruce Atkinson
12. Steve Docherty (most typical of this group)
13. James Wynd
15. Dean Bayly
18. Richard Martin

Group B — Strong climbers

11 pilots · ranks 1–20 · median 11 · middle half 4.5–16.5

High — Climbing faster than the pilots sharing the thermal group median P77 in this field (73 percent) · usually a strength
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P76 in this field (28 percent)
Low — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P25 in this field (4 percent)
High — Climb rate at thermal exit group median P73 in this field (1.2 metres per second)

1. Peter Burkitt
2. Neale Halsall
4. Paul Bissett-Amess
5. Hughbert Alexander
9. Peter Adriaans (most typical of this group)
11. Mick Lamb
14. Jason Carman
16. Keith Lavers
17. Mitch Butler
19. Steven Crosby
20. Paul Lawrence

Not clustered: 21. Jay Kubeil — only 8 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 22. James Atkinson — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 23. Pete Bolton — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 24. Adrian Connor — only 2 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 25. Marcus De Vecchi — only 3 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 26. Donny Gardner — only 3 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 27. Dustan Hansen — only 2 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 28. Richard Hughes — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 29. Scotty Ireland — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 30. Jason Lannstrom — only 3 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 31. Colin Mackie — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 32. James McGinty — only 6 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 33. Michael Smith — only 1 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 34. Hossain Tefaili — only 3 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 35. Todd Wisewould — only 4 of 18 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

20 pilots on 18 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.