Delta Virtual Airlines Optimal Landings

The members of Delta Virtual Airlines are a skilled group - and they can prove it. Below is a list of the best landings and the Pilots who made them. Landings are rated on a combination of touchdown speed (relative to an optimum rate) and distance down the runway.

Delta Virtual Airlines OPTIMAL LANDINGS				TOP FLIGHTS WITHIN IN
#	PILOT NAME	DATE	FLIGHT	EQUIPMENT	TOUCHDOWN	DISTANCE	SCORE	AIRPORTS
1	Charles Watts	03/06/2026	DL2493 Leg 1	A321	-248 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.96	Charleston SC Runway 15
2	Matthew Whitaker	01/29/2026	AF2018 Leg 1	A320	-247 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.91	Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
3	Joe Zinsky	02/19/2026	AZ1353 Leg 1	A320neo	-250 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.89	Trieste Italy Runway 09
4	Alex Schlesinger	01/07/2026	PAH3783 Leg 2	A319	-247 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.86	Tripoli Libya Runway 27
5	Lars Erik Evensen	02/11/2026	SK953 Leg 1	A350-900	-250 ft/min	1,263 ft	99.85	Miami FL Runway 09
6	Matthew Whitaker	12/26/2025	NEH4502 Leg 2	L-188 Electra	-245 ft/min	1,244 ft	99.82	Montpelier VT Runway 35
7	Chase Parker	02/15/2026	DVH457 Leg 1	B727-200	-257 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.81	Boston MA Runway 04R
8	Li Lin	02/15/2026	CI202 Leg 1	A330-300	-247 ft/min	1,264 ft	99.77	Taipei-Songshan Taiwan Runway 28
9	Justin Lawrence	01/14/2026	DL133 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-245 ft/min	1,260 ft	99.77	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 04L
10	Joe Zinsky	02/19/2026	AF1069 Leg 1	A320neo	-241 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.74	Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
11	Jim Rose	02/04/2026	DL9530 Leg 2	B737-800	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Jayapura Indonesia Runway 30
12	Jameil Clement	01/19/2026	DL325 Leg 1	A320	-257 ft/min	1,258 ft	99.73	Washington-Reagan DC Runway 01
13	Conor McEwan	12/23/2025	KL1702 Leg 1	B737-700	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 06
14	James Colson	12/19/2025	DL1497 Leg 1	B737-800	-249 ft/min	1,272 ft	99.71	Orlando FL Runway 35R
15	Florin Marinache	12/29/2025	KE720 Leg 1	B737-800	-247 ft/min	1,271 ft	99.67	Seoul-Inchon South Korea Runway 33L
16	Wesley Kelly	03/13/2026	NW217 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-240 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.64	Honolulu HI Runway 04L
17	Michael Grisham	02/10/2026	DL4450 Leg 1	B737 MAX 8	-246 ft/min	1,228 ft	99.63	Tampa/St Petersburg FL Runway 19R
18	Jim Rose	01/14/2026	MU5171 Leg 1	B737-800	-261 ft/min	1,245 ft	99.63	Hefei China Runway 15
19	Paul Varney	02/20/2026	KE1722 Leg 1	A340-600	-237 ft/min	1,250 ft	99.61	Cheong Ju South Korea Runway 24R
20	Bill Jacobs	03/03/2026	DL1030 Leg 2	B757-200	-259 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.60	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
21	Michael Evans	01/20/2026	NW3334 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-240 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.60	El Paso TX Runway 22
22	Marc Neal	01/27/2026	AMH2598 Leg 1	ERJ-190	-255 ft/min	1,273 ft	99.59	Reynosa Mexico Runway 31
23	Josh Evans	01/07/2026	DL2672 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-262 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.59	San Diego CA Runway 27
24	Khary Williams	01/02/2026	DL9520 Leg 1	A320	-249 ft/min	1,220 ft	99.59	Bodø Norway Runway 07
25	Andreas Sippel	01/22/2026	DL9527 Leg 2	B737-800	-250 ft/min	1,281 ft	99.58	Bloemfontein South Africa Runway 02

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