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	Wesley Kelly	03/19/2026	DL9574 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-247 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.85	Talara Peru Runway 17
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	Bill Jacobs	04/04/2026	DL522 Leg 2	A320	-247 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.83	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
7	Bill Jacobs	03/29/2026	DL3245 Leg 2	B757-200	-252 ft/min	1,263 ft	99.81	Atlanta GA Runway 08L
8	Chase Parker	02/15/2026	DVH457 Leg 1	B727-200	-257 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.81	Boston MA Runway 04R
9	Bill Jacobs	03/18/2026	DL1298 Leg 1	A320	-245 ft/min	1,260 ft	99.77	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 21L
10	Li Lin	02/15/2026	CI202 Leg 1	A330-300	-247 ft/min	1,264 ft	99.77	Taipei-Songshan Taiwan Runway 28
11	Peter Tiatto	04/06/2026	DL9572 Leg 1	L-1011-500	-253 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.75	Port au Prince Haiti Runway 10
12	Scott Simmons	04/12/2026	KLH773 Leg 6	B737-700	-259 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.74	Hato International Curacao Runway 11
13	Joe Zinsky	02/19/2026	AF1069 Leg 1	A320neo	-241 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.74	Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
14	Jim Rose	02/04/2026	DL9530 Leg 2	B737-800	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Jayapura Indonesia Runway 30
15	Aaron Large	04/12/2026	KLH792 Leg 1	B737-800	-255 ft/min	1,264 ft	99.72	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina Runway 17
16	Steven Jones	03/28/2026	DVH6606 Leg 2	B777-300ER	-253 ft/min	1,268 ft	99.72	Mumbai India Runway 27
17	Bill Jacobs	04/13/2026	AF7571 Leg 1	A320	-258 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.71	Paris-Orly France Runway 25
18	Wesley Kelly	03/13/2026	NW217 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-240 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.64	Honolulu HI Runway 04L
19	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
20	Paul Varney	02/20/2026	KE1722 Leg 1	A340-600	-237 ft/min	1,250 ft	99.61	Cheong Ju South Korea Runway 24R
21	Bill Jacobs	03/03/2026	DL1030 Leg 2	B757-200	-259 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.60	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
22	Marc Neal	01/27/2026	AMH2598 Leg 1	ERJ-190	-255 ft/min	1,273 ft	99.59	Reynosa Mexico Runway 31
23	James Stone	02/03/2026	DL312 Leg 1	L-1011-500	-237 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.57	Honolulu HI Runway 04R
24	Chase Parker	01/24/2026	RO403 Leg 1	MD-82	-255 ft/min	1,274 ft	99.57	Rome-Fiumicino Italy Runway 16L
25	Bill Jacobs	02/01/2026	DL1852 Leg 1	A320	-241 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.56	Indianapolis IN Runway 05L

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