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	Jim Rose	07/22/2025	AZ9071 Leg 2	B737-700	-250 ft/min	1,252 ft	99.98	Bergamo Orio al Serio Italy Runway 28
2	Bjorn Nitmo	09/02/2025	WSH2653 Leg 1	B737-800	-254 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.88	Toronto ON Canada Runway 15L
3	Joe Porter	09/07/2025	DL2651 Leg 1	B737-800	-244 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.84	Salt Lake City UT Runway 16R
4	Michael Martin	09/04/2025	DVH962 Leg 1	B777-200LR	-255 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.84	Atlanta GA Runway 08L
5	Dwight Heyer	08/30/2025	DLC3671 Leg 3	ERJ-175	-246 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.84	Atlanta GA Runway 09L
6	Luke Kolin	07/27/2025	WS702 Leg 1	B737-700	-253 ft/min	1,241 ft	99.84	Toronto ON Canada Runway 23
7	Ernesto Mitchell	08/16/2025	DL1651 Leg 1	A321neo	-245 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.83	Fort Lauderdale FL Runway 10L
8	David Hartley	07/26/2025	DL040 Leg 1	A350-900	-249 ft/min	1,264 ft	99.82	Los Angeles CA Runway 25L
9	Remy Mermelstein	08/30/2025	NW070 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-245 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.81	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 22R
10	Dimitry Karalov	08/03/2025	DL9535 Leg 7	B737-800	-253 ft/min	1,239 ft	99.81	Norfolk NE Runway 14
11	Werner Lightner	08/17/2025	DL1791 Leg 1	B767-400ER	-253 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.80	San Juan Puerto Rico Runway 10
12	Scott Brandenburg	09/13/2025	DL9538 Leg 2	A319	-247 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.79	Portland ME Runway 29
13	Chris Hannigan	06/27/2025	DVH4273 Leg 1	A320	-257 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.79	State College PA Runway 24
14	Yeshaya Feigenbaum	08/25/2025	RW429 Leg 3	CRJ-900	-256 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.78	Wenatchee WA Runway 30
15	James Stone	07/11/2025	DL443 Leg 1	A321neo	-247 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.77	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
16	Stefano La Scala	07/02/2025	KL1203 Leg 1	B737-800	-247 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.77	Oslo Norway Runway 19R
17	Matt Lynn	08/26/2025	SVD001 Leg 1	B777-200LR	-248 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.76	Jeddah Saudi Arabia Runway 16L
18	Doug Watson	08/16/2025	DL4357 Leg 1	A320	-255 ft/min	1,239 ft	99.76	Miami FL Runway 09
19	Jim Rose	08/04/2025	RO371 Leg 1	B737-700	-247 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.76	Strasbourg France Runway 23
20	Brett Pilkerton	07/04/2025	DL522 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-248 ft/min	1,267 ft	99.76	Oranjestead Aruba Runway 11
21	Jim Rose	09/03/2025	CI7852 Leg 1	B737-700	-247 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.75	Taichung Taiwan Runway 36
22	Jim Daigneau	07/16/2025	NW7029 Leg 2	A321	-247 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.75	Missoula MT Runway 12
23	Brandon Vance	07/15/2025	WS209 Leg 1	A320neo	-243 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.75	Victoria BC Canada Runway 27
24	Jim Rose	06/24/2025	SK7906 Leg 1	B737-700	-244 ft/min	1,241 ft	99.75	Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden Runway 26
25	Josh Schall	08/25/2025	DL9532 Leg 1	A319	-250 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.73	Galveston TX Runway 32

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