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	Wesley Kelly	03/19/2026	DL9574 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-247 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.85	Talara Peru Runway 17
5	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
6	Bill Jacobs	04/04/2026	DL522 Leg 2	A320	-247 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.83	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
7	Michael Willis	06/02/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	B737-800	-245 ft/min	1,256 ft	99.82	Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Runway 08
8	Bill Jacobs	03/29/2026	DL3245 Leg 2	B757-200	-252 ft/min	1,263 ft	99.81	Atlanta GA Runway 08L
9	Bill Jacobs	05/01/2026	DL1482 Leg 2	B757-200	-248 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.80	Atlanta GA Runway 26R
10	Jim Rose	05/21/2026	MU808 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.78	Ningbo China Runway 13
11	Bill Jacobs	03/18/2026	DL1298 Leg 1	A320	-245 ft/min	1,260 ft	99.77	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 21L
12	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
13	Scott Simmons	04/12/2026	KLH773 Leg 6	B737-700	-259 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.74	Hato International Curacao Runway 11
14	Hans-Ulrich Zimmermann	05/16/2026	NCA261 Leg 3	EMB-110	-245 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.73	Green Bay WI Runway 36
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	Dimitry Karalov	06/07/2026	DL9576 Leg 2	DC-6B	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Caracas Venezuela Runway 10
18	Bill Jacobs	04/13/2026	AF7571 Leg 1	A320	-258 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.71	Paris-Orly France Runway 25
19	Perez Howson	05/10/2026	DL1386 Leg 2	A319	-260 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Atlanta GA Runway 27L
20	Bill Jacobs	05/31/2026	NW217 Leg 1	B757-200	-242 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.61	Honolulu HI Runway 04R
21	Jim Rose	05/20/2026	CI5685 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-250 ft/min	1,220 ft	99.60	Mumbai India Runway 27
22	Perez Howson	05/21/2026	DL1076 Leg 1	A319	-247 ft/min	1,277 ft	99.59	Chicago-Midway IL Runway 04R
23	Jim Rose	05/14/2026	SV2400 Leg 1	B737-800	-260 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.58	Djerba Tunisia Runway 09
24	James Stone	06/07/2026	DL636 Leg 1	A380-800	-260 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.55	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
25	Luis Torres	04/07/2026	DVH4874 Leg 1	A320	-247 ft/min	1,221 ft	99.55	Charlotte NC Runway 36R

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