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 — Bold leavers

14 pilots · ranks 1–18 · median 7.5 · middle half 4.3–11.8

High — How often leaving the gaggle paid off group median P88 in this field (100 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P80 in this field (72.5 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength
High — Distance covered between climbs group median P79 in this field (3.4 kilometres) · usually a strength
Low — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P21 in this field (14 percent)

1. Scott Barrett (most typical of this group)
2. Rory Duncan
3. Jochen Zeischka
4. Guy Hubbard
5. Jon Durand
6. Olav Opsanger
7. Gordon Rigg
8. Rich Reinauer
10. Rohan Holtkamp
11. Tony Cross
12. Mitch Butler
16. Steve Docherty
17. Steve Blenkinsop
18. Peter Adriaans

Group B — Escape artists

30 pilots · ranks 9–44 · median 29.5 · middle half 22.3–36.8

High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P70 in this field (1.0 count)
Low — How often leaving the gaggle paid off group median P32 in this field (25 percent)
High — Arriving at ESS with height to spare group median P68 in this field (306 metres) · usually costly
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P66 in this field (29 percent)

9. Dustan Hansen
13. Trent Brown
14. Vic Hare
15. Nils Vesk
19. Ken Millard
20. Peter Burkitt
21. Neale Halsall
22. Pawel Cedro
23. Enda Carrigan
24. Neil Hooke
25. Todd Wisewould
26. David Drabble
27. Bruce Atkinson
28. Grant Tatham (most typical of this group)
29. Troy Horton
30. Paul Bissett-Amess
31. Adrian Connor
32. Michael Free
33. Ward Gunn
34. Ian Miller
35. Ben Torrance
36. Andrew Sutton
37. Gavin Nicholls
38. Neill Hollingsworth
39. Gary Herman
40. Diego Mendonca
41. Bobby Gillham
42. Mark Jeffree
43. Cedric Joyce
44. Brett Davis

Not clustered: 45. Ryan Brown — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 46. Stuart Cathcart — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 47. Peter Garrone — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 48. Tushar Pokle — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

44 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.