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	Khary Williams	05/13/2025	DL278 Leg 1	A350-900	-250 ft/min	1,250 ft	100.00	Atlanta GA Runway 27R
2	Jim Rose	05/20/2025	DL9532 Leg 4	B737-700	-251 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.98	Norfolk VA Runway 05
3	Jim Rose	04/16/2025	DL9585 Leg 1	B737-700	-247 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.93	Salekhard Russia Runway 22
4	Matthew Whitaker	05/07/2025	DL2018 Leg 1	MD-88	-251 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.90	Minneapolis/St Paul MN Runway 30L
5	George Zhukov	06/03/2025	DVH5768 Leg 1	ATR-72	-247 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.86	Salem OR Runway 31
6	Marc Neal	05/09/2025	DL9537 Leg 2	B737-900ER	-252 ft/min	1,259 ft	99.86	Paducah KY Runway 04
7	Derek Varnum	04/27/2025	DL686 Leg 1	A321	-255 ft/min	1,245 ft	99.83	Minneapolis/St Paul MN Runway 12L
8	Thomas Dean	05/17/2025	WR3566 Leg 1	B737-600	-253 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.80	Calgary AB Canada Runway 17R
9	Chris Hannigan	06/27/2025	DVH4273 Leg 1	A320	-257 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.79	State College PA Runway 24
10	James Stone	07/11/2025	DL443 Leg 1	A321neo	-247 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.77	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
11	Stefano La Scala	07/02/2025	KL1203 Leg 1	B737-800	-247 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.77	Oslo Norway Runway 19R
12	Brett Pilkerton	07/04/2025	DL522 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-248 ft/min	1,267 ft	99.76	Oranjestead Aruba Runway 11
13	Jim Rose	06/24/2025	SK7906 Leg 1	B737-700	-244 ft/min	1,241 ft	99.75	Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden Runway 26
14	Jeff Monson	04/27/2025	DVH8071 Leg 1	B787-9	-250 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.73	London-Gatwick United Kingdom Runway 08R
15	Amon Schneider	07/04/2025	DL9532 Leg 7	B777-200	-244 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.71	Atlantic City NJ Runway 31
16	Michael Mullaly	05/25/2025	DL419 Leg 1	A350-900	-242 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.70	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
17	Eric Haack	05/23/2025	DL9528 Leg 1	B757-200	-250 ft/min	1,274 ft	99.69	Entebbe Uganda Runway 17
18	Jim Rose	05/18/2025	DL9532 Leg 1	B737-700	-240 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Galveston TX Runway 14
19	Daniel Lane	04/18/2025	DL1310 Leg 1	A321	-248 ft/min	1,228 ft	99.68	Minneapolis/St Paul MN Runway 30R
20	Marc Neal	05/28/2025	DL9531 Leg 5	A350-900	-255 ft/min	1,268 ft	99.66	Kodiak AK Runway 26
21	Bill Jacobs	05/22/2025	DL9534 Leg 2	ERJ-175	-245 ft/min	1,268 ft	99.66	Rapid City SD Runway 14
22	James Stone	06/14/2025	DVH3033 Leg 1	A321neo	-254 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.65	San Juan Puerto Rico Runway 10
23	James Stone	05/09/2025	DL9532 Leg 5	A320	-256 ft/min	1,268 ft	99.63	Norfolk VA Runway 05
24	Alex Schlesinger	06/14/2025	WSH2772 Leg 1	B767-300ER	-246 ft/min	1,227 ft	99.62	Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago Runway 10
25	Jim Rose	06/14/2025	AZ9946 Leg 1	B737-700	-247 ft/min	1,225 ft	99.61	Dortmund Germany Runway 24

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