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 1–25 · median 8 · middle half 4.3–11.8

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P21 in this field (18 percent) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P79 in this field (40 percent)
High — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P78 in this field (87 percent)
Low — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P23 in this field (11 percent)

1. Scott Barrett
2. Rohan Holtkamp
3. Rohan Taylor
4. Corinna Schwiegershausen
5. Jon Durand (most typical of this group)
6. Steve Docherty
7. Peter Burkitt
9. Guy Hubbard
10. Jay Kubeil
11. Paul Bissett-Amess
12. Steven Crosby
13. Hughbert Alexander
15. Stuart Cathcart
25. Andrew Taylor

Group B — Escape artists

16 pilots · ranks 8–31 · median 21.5 · middle half 17.8–26.3

High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P79 in this field (1.0 count)
Low — Distance covered between climbs group median P24 in this field (1.5 kilometres) · usually costly
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P75 in this field (41 percent)
Low — Glide L/D against the field median group median P25 in this field (0.92 ratio) · usually costly

8. Olav Opsanger
14. Richard Martin
16. James Atkinson
17. Adrian Connor
18. Neale Halsall (most typical of this group)
19. John Harriott
20. Neil Hooke
21. Ward Gunn
22. Peter Adriaans
23. Mitch Butler
24. Peter Garrone
26. Andrew Sutton
27. Mark Jeffree
28. James Wynd
29. Peter Tolhurst
31. Dustan Hansen

Not clustered: 30. Jason Carman — only 4 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 32. Vic Hare — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 33. Magnus Ronningen — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

30 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.