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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 — Escape artists

11 pilots · ranks 1–11 · median 6 · middle half 3.5–8

  • High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P65 in this field (2.0 count)
  • 1. Zane Priebbenow (most typical of this group)
  • 2. Richard Binstead
  • 3. Frank Adler
  • 4. Rafael Esquillaro
  • 5. Gareth Carter
  • 6. Kari Ellis
  • 7. Phillip Mansell
  • 7. Brian Webb
  • 9. Jan Bennewitz
  • 10. Wally Arcidiacono
  • 11. Andy McMurray

Group B — Deep diggers

3 pilots · ranks 12–14 · median 13 · middle half 12.5–13.5

  • Low — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P4 in this field (2 percent)
  • High — How round and consistent the circles were group median P92 in this field (0.22 ratio)
  • Low — Time to core thermals group median P8 in this field (36 seconds)
  • Low — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P8 in this field (39 percent)
  • 12. James Thompson (most typical of this group)
  • 13. Geoff Wong
  • 14. Martin Joyce

14 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.