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

13 pilots · ranks 1–41 · median 8 · middle half 4–11

High — Low saves dug out from the bottom of the band group median P89 in this field (1.0 count)
Low — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P19 in this field (16 percent)
High — Gliding wide of the optimal course line group median P80 in this field (47 percent)
High — Glide L/D against the field median group median P72 in this field (1.06 ratio) · usually a strength

1. Stuart Cathcart
2. Vic Hare
3. Steve Blenkinsop
4. Bruce Atkinson
5. Todd Wisewould
6. Mitch Butler (most typical of this group)
8. Jay Kubeil
9. Ward Gunn
10. Trent Brown
11. Bruce Wynne
12. Steven Crosby
13. Richard Martin
41. Brett Davis

Group B — Dolphin flyers

20 pilots · ranks 7–36 · median 23 · middle half 17.8–29.3

High — Share of the height gain made outside thermals group median P71 in this field (40 percent)
High — Time spent flying with a gaggle group median P70 in this field (49 percent)
Low — How low the pilot gets between climbs group median P33 in this field (3 percent)
Low — How round and consistent the circles were group median P34 in this field (0.15 ratio)

7. John Harriott
14. Cedric Joyce
15. Enda Carrigan
16. Peter Burkitt
17. Olav Opsanger
18. Jon Durand
19. Steve Docherty
20. Adrian Connor
21. Jason Lannstrom (most typical of this group)
22. Michael Free
24. Peter Adriaans
25. Mark Jeffree
27. Neale Halsall
28. Neil Hooke
29. Dustan Hansen
30. Hughbert Alexander
32. Hossain Tefaili
33. Troy Horton
34. Rohan Taylor
36. Andrew Taylor

Not clustered: 23. Rory Duncan — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 26. Marty Hearne — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 31. Gary Herman — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 35. James McGinty — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 37. Peter Garrone — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 38. Peter Tolhurst — only 10 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 39. Andrew Berenyi — only 11 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 40. James Atkinson — only 5 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 42. Damian Hamilton — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 43. Wayne Johnston — only 6 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 44. Rennick Kerr — only 12 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 45. Tushar Pokle — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%); 46. Andrew Sutton — only 9 of 21 metrics available (needs ≥ 60%).

33 pilots on 21 behavioural metrics formed 2 groups.