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	David Hartley	08/14/2026	CZ6708 Leg 1	A320	-253 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.92	Shanghai-Pudong China Runway 16L
2	Michael Levin	09/05/2026	DL1038 Leg 1	A320	-247 ft/min	1,246 ft	99.90	Fort Lauderdale FL Runway 10L
3	James Stone	09/12/2026	DVH6524 Leg 1	A380-800	-246 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.88	Honolulu HI Runway 08L
4	Bill Jacobs	07/16/2026	DL9526 Leg 4	ERJ-175	-244 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.82	Quebec QC Canada Runway 24
5	Christopher Grimm	08/20/2026	DL5750 Leg 1	A320neo	-243 ft/min	1,248 ft	99.80	Washington-Reagan DC Runway 01
6	Daniel Thomas Du Toit	08/29/2026	DL760 Leg 1	B737-800	-256 ft/min	1,256 ft	99.79	Boston MA Runway 33L
7	Kris Goodrich	06/24/2026	DL9530 Leg 7	B747-400	-243 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.79	Majuro Airport Marshall Islands Runway 07
8	Zach Taylor	06/22/2026	NW3430 Leg 2	ERJ-175	-250 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.79	Ironwood MI Runway 09
9	Peter Tiatto	08/27/2026	DVH5838 Leg 2	B737-300	-252 ft/min	1,265 ft	99.78	Nassau Bahamas Runway 14
10	Raymond Barrant	08/27/2026	DL590 Leg 1	B757-200	-250 ft/min	1,231 ft	99.76	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
11	Bill Jacobs	08/20/2026	DL9531 Leg 2	B757-200	-256 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.74	Tokyo-Narita Japan Runway 16R
12	Eric Haack	08/06/2026	KE166 Leg 1	A330-300	-259 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.74	Seoul-Inchon South Korea Runway 15R
13	Raymond Stone	07/28/2026	SK4581 Leg 1	ERJ-135	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Bodø Norway Runway 25
14	Davor Kusec	07/27/2026	DL2653 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-259 ft/min	1,246 ft	99.71	Las Vegas NV Runway 26L
15	Francisco Beltran	07/22/2026	DL9528 Leg 4	B727-200	-258 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.71	Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine Runway 18L
16	Jacob Benjamin	07/05/2026	DVH5828 Leg 1	A319	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Winston Salem NC Runway 15
17	Bill Jacobs	07/11/2026	DL9526 Leg 1	ERJ-175	-240 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Sault Sainte Marie MI Runway 34
18	Bill Jacobs	07/27/2026	DL9528 Leg 5	B757-200	-242 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.67	Chisinau Moldova Runway 26
19	Marc Ter Heide	08/10/2026	DL5240 Leg 1	A319	-254 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.65	Rochester NY Runway 22
20	Jim Rose	08/15/2026	DL9652 Leg 1	B737-800	-239 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.64	Tbilisi Georgia Runway 31L
21	Bill Jacobs	08/04/2026	DL9529 Leg 3	B757-200	-239 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.63	Turkmanbashi Turkmenistan Runway 34L
22	Blake Melancon	08/02/2026	DL2218 Leg 1	B737-800	-255 ft/min	1,230 ft	99.63	Seattle-Tacoma WA Runway 16R
23	Danny Evans	09/08/2026	DL3924 Leg 1	ERJ-175	-258 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.62	Atlanta GA Runway 08L
24	Colden Haulfield	07/14/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	A319	-239 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.61	Treasure Cay Bahamas Runway 32
25	Jim Rose	06/30/2026	VN7061 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.61	Nha Trang Vietnam Runway 02L

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