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 — Marker followers

3 pilots · ranks 1–11 · median 3 · middle half 2–7

High — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P94 in this field (50 percent)
Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P7 in this field (24 percent) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P93 in this field (16 percent)
High — Share of lift turned in that was kept as a climb group median P93 in this field (63 percent)

1. Dustan Hansen (most typical of this group)
3. Donny Gardner
11. Anthony Meechan

Group B — Self-finders

7 pilots · ranks 2–11 · median 6 · middle half 4.5–9.5

Low — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P19 in this field (0 percent)
High — Climbing faster than the pilots sharing the thermal group median P67 in this field (78 percent) · usually a strength

2. Dean Bayly
4. Nicole Forrester
5. Mike Estcourt
6. Amber Tsai
9. James McGinty
10. Patrick Honey (most typical of this group)
11. Curtis Greenwood

Not clustered: 7. Gordon Bishop — only 10 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 8. Mark Tyminski — only 10 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. James Atkinson — only 7 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. Jakota Cummings — only 5 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. Hayden Emms — only 5 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. Jason Lannstrom — only 9 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 11. Mark Wallace — only 8 of 19 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

10 pilots on 19 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.