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	Eric Haack	03/20/2023	DL9537 Leg 1	B757-200	-250 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.97	Papeete French Polynesia Runway 04
2	Gary Maple	05/05/2023	NW7221 Leg 1	B737-700	-249 ft/min	1,253 ft	99.96	San Diego CA Runway 09
3	Matthew Whitaker	04/24/2023	DL2018 Leg 1	MD-88	-254 ft/min	1,249 ft	99.90	Washington-Reagan DC Runway 01
4	Bjorn Nitmo	04/21/2023	GLO7480 Leg 1	B737-800	-250 ft/min	1,259 ft	99.90	Asuncion Paraguay Runway 02
5	Jeff Monson	05/17/2023	DL309 Leg 2	B787-8	-252 ft/min	1,258 ft	99.88	Seattle-Tacoma WA Runway 34L
6	Jim Rose	03/24/2023	DL9534 Leg 4	B737-700	-250 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.82	Victoria Falls Zimbabwe Runway 12
7	Bervick Deculus	05/24/2023	DVH4332 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,249 ft	99.81	Cincinnati OH Runway 09
8	Bruno Israel	05/18/2023	KLH258 Leg 1	A330-300	-243 ft/min	1,249 ft	99.81	Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 006
9	Adam Magiera	05/06/2023	DL5619 Leg 1	ERJ-175	-247 ft/min	1,238 ft	99.80	Philadelphia PA Runway 27R
10	Deryl Warren	04/09/2023	NW3104 Leg 2	B737-800	-254 ft/min	1,262 ft	99.77	Rhinelander WI Runway 27
11	Jayden Maxson	05/03/2023	DL1745 Leg 1	A321	-250 ft/min	1,270 ft	99.75	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 22L
12	Juan Pablo Garrido	04/06/2023	DL9534 Leg 6	B737-800	-242 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.74	Cape Town South Africa Runway 19
13	James Stone	03/20/2023	PAH3011 Leg 5	CRJ-900	-256 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.74	Talara Peru Runway 17
14	Florin Marinache	04/14/2023	AM435 Leg 1	B737-800	-252 ft/min	1,231 ft	99.73	Mexico City Mexico Runway 23L
15	Scott Simmons	03/15/2023	DL9506 Leg 1	B737-600	-246 ft/min	1,235 ft	99.73	Fort Myers FL Runway 06
16	Joseph Peralta	04/22/2023	DL141 Leg 1	A310	-254 ft/min	1,266 ft	99.72	New York-Kennedy NY Runway 13R
17	Brian Sturdevant	04/08/2023	DL1562 Leg 1	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,241 ft	99.72	Salt Lake City UT Runway 16R
18	Jason Gravitt	04/25/2023	KL959 Leg 1	A320	-242 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.70	Newcastle United Kingdom Runway 007
19	Kris Goodrich	05/08/2023	DL250 Leg 1	B747-400	-250 ft/min	1,275 ft	99.68	Seattle-Tacoma WA Runway 16R
20	David Obando	04/08/2023	DL904 Leg 1	B737-800	-257 ft/min	1,262 ft	99.68	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 22R
21	Chad Rhinehart	03/05/2023	DL2564 Leg 1	B717-200	-239 ft/min	1,249 ft	99.67	New York-La Guardia NY Runway 22
22	Colin Levy	03/17/2023	DL2284 Leg 1	A321	-247 ft/min	1,228 ft	99.66	Miami FL Runway 009
23	Randy Simmons	05/16/2023	DL948 Leg 1	B737-700	-257 ft/min	1,236 ft	99.65	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 21L
24	Michael Willis	03/11/2023	DL9516 Leg 1	B737-800	-254 ft/min	1,271 ft	99.65	North Bend OR Runway 04
25	Manuel Hernandez	04/16/2023	DL833 Leg 1	B737-800	-240 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.64	Kansas City-Intl MO Runway 27

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