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 — High leavers

5 pilots · ranks 1–7 · median 4 · middle half 3–6

High — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P80 in this field (46 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P80 in this field (41.3 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P78 in this field (5 percent)
High — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P75 in this field (21 percent)

1. James Wynd
3. Damian Hamilton
4. Mark Tyminski
6. Dave Moore (most typical of this group)
7. Curtis Greenwood

Group B — Deep diggers

3 pilots · ranks 2–8 · median 5 · middle half 3.5–6.5

Low — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P13 in this field (-12 percent)
Low — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P20 in this field (9 percent)
High — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P80 in this field (7 percent)
Low — Glide speed between climbs group median P20 in this field (37.6 kilometres per hour) · usually costly

2. Andy Schmidt (most typical of this group)
5. Andy Phillips
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.