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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 ANever-low flyers

37 pilots · ranks 151 · median 21 · middle half 1133

  • LowLow saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P25 in this field (0.0 count)
  • 1. Jon Durand
  • 2. Gordon Rigg
  • 3. Jochen Zeischka
  • 4. Olav Opsanger
  • 5. Tony Cross
  • 6. Scott Barrett
  • 7. Mitch Butler
  • 9. Rory Duncan
  • 10. Nils Vesk
  • 11. Trent Brown
  • 12. Vic Hare
  • 13. Neale Halsall
  • 14. Steve Blenkinsop
  • 15. Guy Hubbard
  • 16. Ward Gunn
  • 17. Rich Reinauer (most typical of this group)
  • 18. Dustan Hansen
  • 19. Pawel Cedro
  • 21. Troy Horton
  • 22. Enda Carrigan
  • 23. Grant Tatham
  • 24. David Drabble
  • 25. Paul Bissett-Amess
  • 27. Marty Hearne
  • 30. Cedric Joyce
  • 31. Steven Crosby
  • 32. Ken Millard
  • 33. Tushar Pokle
  • 34. Diego Mendonca
  • 35. Neill Hollingsworth
  • 36. Bruce Atkinson
  • 37. Steve Docherty
  • 38. Andrew Sutton
  • 41. Jason Lannstrom
  • 42. Peter Adriaans
  • 50. Bobby Gillham
  • 51. Gary Herman

Group BDeep diggers

16 pilots · ranks 853 · median 43.5 · middle half 28.847.3

  • LowHow low the pilot gets between climbs group median P14 in this field (3 percent)
  • LowTime spent flying with a gaggle group median P18 in this field (12 percent)
  • LowShare of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P20 in this field (53 percent)
  • HighFinal glide committed to when leaving the last climb group median P80 in this field (7.96 ratio)
  • 8. Rohan Holtkamp
  • 20. Adrian Connor
  • 26. Mark Jeffree
  • 28. Todd Wisewould
  • 29. Stuart Cathcart
  • 39. Peter Garrone
  • 40. Neil Hooke
  • 43. Ian Miller
  • 44. Andrew Taylor
  • 45. Ben Torrance
  • 46. James Atkinson
  • 47. Gavin Nicholls (most typical of this group)
  • 48. Michael Free
  • 49. John Harriott
  • 52. Brett Davis
  • 53. Wayne Johnston

Not clustered: 54. James McGinty — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

53 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.