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

24 pilots · ranks 1–31 · median 13 · middle half 6.8–19.3

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P23 in this field (22 percent) · usually a strength
High — Distance covered between climbs group median P77 in this field (2.4 kilometres) · usually a strength
High — How often leaving the gaggle paid off group median P74 in this field (90 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P72 in this field (64.6 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength

1. Olav Opsanger
2. Rory Duncan
3. Jochen Zeischka
4. Mitch Butler
5. Jon Durand
6. Scott Barrett
7. Gordon Rigg
8. Pawel Cedro
9. Steve Docherty
10. Trent Brown
11. Paul Bissett-Amess
12. Rohan Holtkamp
14. Vic Hare
15. Rich Reinauer
16. Tony Cross
17. Gary Herman
18. Peter Adriaans (most typical of this group)
19. Neil Hooke
20. Nils Vesk
21. Bruce Atkinson
22. Todd Wisewould
23. Guy Hubbard
30. Peter Burkitt
31. Ian Miller

Group B — Lift keepers

25 pilots · ranks 13–49 · median 37 · middle half 25–43

High — Share of the flight spent in air that wasn’t sinking group median P75 in this field (60 percent)
Low — Distance covered between climbs group median P26 in this field (1.3 kilometres) · usually costly
High — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P72 in this field (39 percent) · usually costly
Low — Glide speed between climbs group median P29 in this field (55.8 kilometres per hour) · usually costly

13. Neale Halsall
24. Dustan Hansen
25. Steve Blenkinsop
25. Stuart Cathcart
25. Steven Crosby
25. David Drabble (most typical of this group)
25. Ken Millard
32. John Harriott
33. Michael Free
34. Ben Torrance
35. Cedric Joyce
36. Grant Tatham
37. Ward Gunn
38. Tushar Pokle
39. Enda Carrigan
40. Troy Horton
41. Andrew Sutton
42. Mark Jeffree
43. Bobby Gillham
44. Gavin Nicholls
45. Jason Lannstrom
46. Adrian Connor
47. Diego Mendonca
48. Neill Hollingsworth
49. Peter Garrone

Not clustered: 50. Ryan Brown — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 50. Brett Davis — only 10 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 50. Marty Hearne — only 3 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 50. Wayne Johnston — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

49 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.