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 — Choosy climbers

3 pilots · ranks 1–7 · median 4 · middle half 2.5–5.5

Low — Share of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P7 in this field (0 percent)
High — Time to core thermals group median P90 in this field (75 seconds)
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P90 in this field (54 percent)
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P78 in this field (5 percent)

1. James Wynd
4. Mark Tyminski
7. Curtis Greenwood (most typical of this group)

Group B — Outclimbed in company

5 pilots · ranks 2–8 · median 5 · middle half 3–6

Low — Climbing faster than the pilots sharing the thermal group median P19 in this field (63 percent) · usually costly
Low — Time to core thermals group median P30 in this field (37 seconds)
Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P30 in this field (55 percent) · usually a strength
Low — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P30 in this field (0 percent)

2. Andy Schmidt (most typical of this group)
3. Damian Hamilton
5. Andy Phillips
6. Dave Moore
8. Dean Bayly

Not clustered: 9. James McGinty — only 10 of 17 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. Andrew Berenyi — only 8 of 17 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 12. Hayden Emms — only 8 of 17 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

8 pilots on 17 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.