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	Bill Jacobs	12/06/2025	DL2326 Leg 1	B757-200	-249 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.95	Jacksonville FL Runway 26
2	Andrew Ribeiro	12/05/2025	DVH4694 Leg 2	B737-800	-253 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.92	Atlanta GA Runway 27L
3	Matthew Whitaker	01/29/2026	AF2018 Leg 1	A320	-247 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.91	Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
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	James Stone	12/10/2025	NW6706 Leg 1	L-1011-100	-245 ft/min	1,246 ft	99.84	Hilo HI Runway 26
7	Matthew Whitaker	12/26/2025	NEH4502 Leg 2	L-188 Electra	-245 ft/min	1,244 ft	99.82	Montpelier VT Runway 35
8	David Hartley	11/27/2025	KL1466 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-257 ft/min	1,249 ft	99.81	Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 18R
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	Jim Rose	02/04/2026	DL9530 Leg 2	B737-800	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Jayapura Indonesia Runway 30
11	Jameil Clement	01/19/2026	DL325 Leg 1	A320	-257 ft/min	1,258 ft	99.73	Washington-Reagan DC Runway 01
12	Conor McEwan	12/23/2025	KL1702 Leg 1	B737-700	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 06
13	Justin Lawrence	12/11/2025	DL2288 Leg 1	A321	-256 ft/min	1,261 ft	99.73	Phoenix AZ Runway 08
14	James Colson	12/19/2025	DL1497 Leg 1	B737-800	-249 ft/min	1,272 ft	99.71	Orlando FL Runway 35R
15	Keith Braley	12/11/2025	AF1826 Leg 1	B737-800	-240 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.69	Tirana Albania Runway 17
16	Michael Willis	12/06/2025	WS2033 Leg 1	B737-800	-240 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.69	Toronto ON Canada Runway 24L
17	Amon Schneider	12/03/2025	DL9512 Leg 2	A300-600	-250 ft/min	1,274 ft	99.69	Quebec QC Canada Runway 06
18	Barsin Odisho	11/26/2025	DL249 Leg 1	B737-700	-244 ft/min	1,264 ft	99.69	San Diego CA Runway 27
19	Florin Marinache	12/29/2025	KE720 Leg 1	B737-800	-247 ft/min	1,271 ft	99.67	Seoul-Inchon South Korea Runway 33L
20	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
21	Jim Rose	01/14/2026	MU5171 Leg 1	B737-800	-261 ft/min	1,245 ft	99.63	Hefei China Runway 15
22	Michael Evans	01/20/2026	NW3334 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-240 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.60	El Paso TX Runway 22
23	Jason Gravitt	11/26/2025	KL677 Leg 1	MD-11	-257 ft/min	1,232 ft	99.60	Calgary AB Canada Runway 17L
24	Gerardo Rivera	11/18/2025	GLO2089 Leg 1	B737-700	-238 ft/min	1,246 ft	99.60	Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil Runway 15
25	Marc Neal	01/27/2026	AMH2598 Leg 1	ERJ-190	-255 ft/min	1,273 ft	99.59	Reynosa Mexico Runway 31

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