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	Jim Rose	06/05/2026	MU7708 Leg 1	B737-800	-251 ft/min	1,260 ft	99.87	Nanjing China Runway 06
3	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
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	Michael Willis	06/02/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	B737-800	-245 ft/min	1,256 ft	99.82	Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Runway 08
6	Kris Goodrich	06/24/2026	DL9530 Leg 7	B747-400	-243 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.79	Majuro Airport Marshall Islands Runway 07
7	Zach Taylor	06/22/2026	NW3430 Leg 2	ERJ-175	-250 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.79	Ironwood MI Runway 09
8	Jim Rose	05/21/2026	MU808 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.78	Ningbo China Runway 13
9	Eric Haack	08/06/2026	KE166 Leg 1	A330-300	-259 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.74	Seoul-Inchon South Korea Runway 15R
10	Raymond Stone	07/28/2026	SK4581 Leg 1	ERJ-135	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Bodø Norway Runway 25
11	Davor Kusec	07/27/2026	DL2653 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-259 ft/min	1,246 ft	99.71	Las Vegas NV Runway 26L
12	Francisco Beltran	07/22/2026	DL9528 Leg 4	B727-200	-258 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.71	Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine Runway 18L
13	Jacob Benjamin	07/05/2026	DVH5828 Leg 1	A319	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Winston Salem NC Runway 15
14	Dimitry Karalov	06/07/2026	DL9576 Leg 2	DC-6B	-243 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.71	Caracas Venezuela Runway 10
15	Bill Jacobs	07/11/2026	DL9526 Leg 1	ERJ-175	-240 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.68	Sault Sainte Marie MI Runway 34
16	Bill Jacobs	07/27/2026	DL9528 Leg 5	B757-200	-242 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.67	Chisinau Moldova Runway 26
17	Marc Ter Heide	08/10/2026	DL5240 Leg 1	A319	-254 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.65	Rochester NY Runway 22
18	Bill Jacobs	08/04/2026	DL9529 Leg 3	B757-200	-239 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.63	Turkmanbashi Turkmenistan Runway 34L
19	Blake Melancon	08/02/2026	DL2218 Leg 1	B737-800	-255 ft/min	1,230 ft	99.63	Seattle-Tacoma WA Runway 16R
20	Colden Haulfield	07/14/2026	DL9540 Leg 1	A319	-239 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.61	Treasure Cay Bahamas Runway 32
21	Jim Rose	06/30/2026	VN7061 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.61	Nha Trang Vietnam Runway 02L
22	Bill Jacobs	05/31/2026	NW217 Leg 1	B757-200	-242 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.61	Honolulu HI Runway 04R
23	Jason Spiskey	07/15/2026	DL2639 Leg 1	DC-6	-241 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.60	Boston MA Runway 33L
24	Jim Rose	05/20/2026	CI5685 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-250 ft/min	1,220 ft	99.60	Mumbai India Runway 27
25	Perez Howson	05/21/2026	DL1076 Leg 1	A319	-247 ft/min	1,277 ft	99.59	Chicago-Midway IL Runway 04R

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