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 — Committed racers

30 pilots · ranks 1–34 · median 15.5 · middle half 8.3–22.8

Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P32 in this field (30 percent) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P68 in this field (47 percent)
High — Glide speed between climbs group median P67 in this field (59.3 kilometres per hour) · usually a strength
High — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P67 in this field (56 percent)

1. Olav Opsanger
2. Rory Duncan
3. Trent Brown
4. Mitch Butler
5. Steve Docherty (most typical of this group)
6. Bruce Wynne
7. Steven Crosby
8. Neale Halsall
9. Steve Blenkinsop
10. Rohan Taylor
11. Peter Adriaans
12. Richard Martin
13. Jon Durand
14. Dustan Hansen
15. Todd Wisewould
16. Stuart Cathcart
17. Jay Kubeil
18. Vic Hare
19. Neil Hooke
20. James Atkinson
21. Adrian Connor
22. Enda Carrigan
23. Bruce Atkinson
24. Hughbert Alexander
25. Peter Burkitt
26. Hossain Tefaili
28. Gary Herman
31. Mario Chapa
32. Andrew Sutton
34. Peter Garrone

Group B — Self-finders

14 pilots · ranks 27–44 · median 37.5 · middle half 33.5–40.8

Low — Climbs joined on another pilot's marker group median P12 in this field (0 percent)
Low — Glide L/D against the field median group median P13 in this field (0.81 ratio) · usually costly
Low — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P13 in this field (0 percent)
High — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P84 in this field (29 percent)

27. Tushar Pokle
29. Neill Hollingsworth
30. Peter Tolhurst
33. James McGinty
35. Damian Hamilton
36. Mark Jeffree
37. Andrew Taylor
38. Cedric Joyce
39. Wayne Johnston
40. Michael Free
41. Troy Horton
42. Rennick Kerr (most typical of this group)
43. Brett Davis
44. John Harriott

Not clustered: 45. Andrew Berenyi — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 46. Ward Gunn — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 47. Marty Hearne — only 2 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 48. Jason Lannstrom — only 6 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

44 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.