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 — Fast gliders

17 pilots · ranks 1–29 · median 10 · middle half 5–14

High — Glide speed between climbs group median P74 in this field (60.4 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength
Low — Time to core thermals group median P27 in this field (34 seconds)
High — How often leaving the gaggle paid off group median P72 in this field (100 percent)
Low — Final glide committed to when leaving the last climb group median P28 in this field (2.77 ratio)

1. Rohan Taylor
2. Steven Crosby
3. Steve Docherty (most typical of this group)
4. Vic Hare
5. Rory Duncan
6. Jay Kubeil
8. Jon Durand
9. Richard Martin
10. Dustan Hansen
11. Mitch Butler
12. Troy Horton
13. John Harriott
14. James Atkinson
21. Ward Gunn
22. Todd Wisewould
23. Olav Opsanger
29. Tushar Pokle

Group B — Few-stop racers

6 pilots · ranks 7–38 · median 23.5 · middle half 16–31.8

High — Distance covered between climbs group median P95 in this field (3.1 kilometres) · usually a strength
Low — Climb rate at thermal exit group median P6 in this field (0.4 metres per second)
Low — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P7 in this field (3 percent)
Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P9 in this field (24 percent) · usually a strength

7. Bruce Wynne
15. Stuart Cathcart
19. Andrew Taylor (most typical of this group)
28. Hughbert Alexander
33. Peter Garrone
38. Mario Chapa

Group C — Marker followers

16 pilots · ranks 16–42 · median 28.5 · middle half 23–34.3

High — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P81 in this field (52 percent)
Low — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P21 in this field (19 percent)
High — Final glide committed to when leaving the last climb group median P78 in this field (7.84 ratio)
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P76 in this field (62 percent)

16. Enda Carrigan
17. Mark Jeffree (most typical of this group)
18. Neale Halsall
20. Trent Brown
24. Michael Free
25. Adrian Connor
26. Neil Hooke
27. Peter Adriaans
30. Hossain Tefaili
31. Gary Herman
32. Rennick Kerr
34. Andrew Sutton
35. Peter Burkitt
36. Peter Tolhurst
37. Brett Davis
42. Marty Hearne

Not clustered: 39. Andrew Berenyi — only 6 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 40. Randall Clotworthy — only 8 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 41. Damian Hamilton — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 43. Neill Hollingsworth — only 7 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 44. Wayne Johnston — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 45. Jason Lannstrom — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 46. James McGinty — only 6 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

39 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 3 groups.