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	William Craven	06/11/2026	DL200 Leg 1	A340-600	-250 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.93	Johannesburg South Africa Runway 03L
2	Perez Howson	05/08/2026	DL832 Leg 1	A321	-248 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.89	Atlanta GA Runway 26R
3	Jim Rose	06/05/2026	MU7708 Leg 1	B737-800	-251 ft/min	1,260 ft	99.87	Nanjing China Runway 06
4	David Keech	06/12/2026	DL9540 Leg 7	DHC-6	-249 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.83	St Johns Antigua and Barbuda Runway 07
5	Bill Jacobs	07/16/2026	DL9526 Leg 4	ERJ-175	-244 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.82	Quebec QC Canada Runway 24
6	Michael Willis	06/02/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	B737-800	-245 ft/min	1,256 ft	99.82	Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Runway 08
7	Bill Jacobs	05/01/2026	DL1482 Leg 2	B757-200	-248 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.80	Atlanta GA Runway 26R
8	Kris Goodrich	06/24/2026	DL9530 Leg 7	B747-400	-243 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.79	Majuro Airport Marshall Islands Runway 07
9	Zach Taylor	06/22/2026	NW3430 Leg 2	ERJ-175	-250 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.79	Ironwood MI Runway 09
10	Jim Rose	05/21/2026	MU808 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.78	Ningbo China Runway 13
11	Hans-Ulrich Zimmermann	05/16/2026	NCA261 Leg 3	EMB-110	-245 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.73	Green Bay WI Runway 36
12	Jacob Benjamin	07/05/2026	DVH5828 Leg 1	A319	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Winston Salem NC Runway 15
13	Dimitry Karalov	06/07/2026	DL9576 Leg 2	DC-6B	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Caracas Venezuela Runway 10
14	Bill Jacobs	07/11/2026	DL9526 Leg 1	ERJ-175	-240 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Sault Sainte Marie MI Runway 34
15	Perez Howson	05/10/2026	DL1386 Leg 2	A319	-260 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Atlanta GA Runway 27L
16	Colden Haulfield	07/14/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	A319	-239 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.61	Treasure Cay Bahamas Runway 32
17	Jim Rose	06/30/2026	VN7061 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.61	Nha Trang Vietnam Runway 02L
18	Bill Jacobs	05/31/2026	NW217 Leg 1	B757-200	-242 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.61	Honolulu HI Runway 04R
19	Jason Spiskey	07/15/2026	DL2639 Leg 1	DC-6	-241 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.60	Boston MA Runway 33L
20	Jim Rose	05/20/2026	CI5685 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-250 ft/min	1,220 ft	99.60	Mumbai India Runway 27
21	Perez Howson	05/21/2026	DL1076 Leg 1	A319	-247 ft/min	1,277 ft	99.59	Chicago-Midway IL Runway 04R
22	Jim Rose	05/14/2026	SV2400 Leg 1	B737-800	-260 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.58	Djerba Tunisia Runway 09
23	Wesley Kelly	06/26/2026	DL9540 Leg 7	B737-600	-256 ft/min	1,228 ft	99.57	St Johns Antigua and Barbuda Runway 07
24	James Stone	06/07/2026	DL636 Leg 1	A380-800	-260 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.55	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
25	Jay Carey	04/20/2026	DVH5821 Leg 1	B737-700	-257 ft/min	1,273 ft	99.53	Nome AK Runway 27

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