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

7 pilots · ranks 3–14 · median 7 · middle half 5.5–10.5

High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P81 in this field (2.0 count)
Low — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P23 in this field (45 percent)
High — Share of the flight spent in air that wasn’t sinking group median P77 in this field (57 percent)
Low — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P23 in this field (31 percent)

7 pilots · ranks 1–13 · median 8 · middle half 3–10.5

High — How much of the thermal the pilot climbed before leaving it group median P77 in this field (70 percent)
Low — Share of race time spent hunting for the next climb group median P23 in this field (27 percent) · usually a strength
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P77 in this field (56 percent)
High — Distance covered between climbs group median P70 in this field (1.5 kilometres) · usually a strength

14 pilots on 19 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.