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	Scott Brandenburg	09/26/2025	DL3160 Leg 1	A319	-250 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.96	Atlanta GA Runway 26R
2	Bjorn Nitmo	09/02/2025	WSH2653 Leg 1	B737-800	-254 ft/min	1,247 ft	99.88	Toronto ON Canada Runway 15L
3	Joe Porter	09/07/2025	DL2651 Leg 1	B737-800	-244 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.84	Salt Lake City UT Runway 16R
4	Michael Martin	09/04/2025	DVH962 Leg 1	B777-200LR	-255 ft/min	1,254 ft	99.84	Atlanta GA Runway 08L
5	Dwight Heyer	08/30/2025	DLC3671 Leg 3	ERJ-175	-246 ft/min	1,257 ft	99.84	Atlanta GA Runway 09L
6	Francisco Ruiz	10/31/2025	DL875 Leg 1	A321	-245 ft/min	1,245 ft	99.83	Atlanta GA Runway 26R
7	James Stone	10/13/2025	DL718 Leg 1	L-1011-100	-248 ft/min	1,262 ft	99.82	Orlando FL Runway 17L
8	Remy Mermelstein	08/30/2025	NW070 Leg 1	B777-200ER	-245 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.81	Detroit-Wayne County MI Runway 22R
9	Bill Jacobs	10/05/2025	DL1089 Leg 2	B757-200	-254 ft/min	1,240 ft	99.80	Atlanta GA Runway 09R
10	Scott Brandenburg	09/13/2025	DL9538 Leg 2	A319	-247 ft/min	1,237 ft	99.79	Portland ME Runway 29
11	Yeshaya Feigenbaum	08/25/2025	RW429 Leg 3	CRJ-900	-256 ft/min	1,243 ft	99.78	Wenatchee WA Runway 30
12	Joe Porter	10/29/2025	DL1744 Leg 2	B737-800	-243 ft/min	1,255 ft	99.77	Salt Lake City UT Runway 34L
13	Matt Lynn	08/26/2025	SVD001 Leg 1	B777-200LR	-248 ft/min	1,233 ft	99.76	Jeddah Saudi Arabia Runway 16L
14	Jeff Monson	09/28/2025	DL134 Leg 1	B787-10	-253 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.75	Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 18R
15	Jim Rose	09/03/2025	CI7852 Leg 1	B737-700	-247 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.75	Taichung Taiwan Runway 36
16	Gary Maple	11/07/2025	DL9510 Leg 2	ERJ-175	-241 ft/min	1,251 ft	99.74	Terrace BC Canada Runway 33
17	Matthew Calsada	11/06/2025	MU554 Leg 1	B777-300ER	-243 ft/min	1,242 ft	99.73	Shanghai-Pudong China Runway 35R
18	Josh Schall	08/25/2025	DL9532 Leg 1	A319	-250 ft/min	1,229 ft	99.73	Galveston TX Runway 32
19	James Colson	11/14/2025	DL3150 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-250 ft/min	1,272 ft	99.72	Atlanta GA Runway 27L
20	Aaron Dagan	09/15/2025	DL9526 Leg 4	A320	-257 ft/min	1,241 ft	99.72	Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands Runway 28
21	Colin Stepney	11/10/2025	KL765 Leg 1	A330-900	-260 ft/min	1,252 ft	99.70	Oranjestead Aruba Runway 11
22	Randy Bauer	09/06/2025	SK4607 Leg 1	A320	-253 ft/min	1,231 ft	99.70	Manchester United Kingdom Runway 05R
23	Jason Lucas	11/04/2025	DVH6606 Leg 2	A350-900	-259 ft/min	1,244 ft	99.69	Mumbai India Runway 27
24	James Colson	11/01/2025	DL1030 Leg 1	B737-900ER	-257 ft/min	1,239 ft	99.69	Orlando FL Runway 35R
25	Danny Evans	10/28/2025	DVH4206 Leg 2	A319	-255 ft/min	1,234 ft	99.69	El Paso TX Runway 04

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