Landing quality is determined by vertical speed (V/S) at touchdown. Lower is better.
🛬 Landing Quality Ranking
The smoothest virtual pilots ranked by butter rate and landing precision.
Top Landing Pilots
#
Pilot
rankingsLanding.table.score
rankingsLanding.table.flights
Level
🥇
⭐Jose Hypnotic Gonzalez
102.72
32
33 Captain
🥈
🌟WOH1429
102.47
66
39 Senior Captain
🥉
🌟PILOT Dai
100.79
76
39 Senior Captain
4
⭐StuartLake
91.64
28
32 Captain
5
🌟wheels-up
81.77
43
37 Senior Captain
6
👨✈️nikaslan
75.27
20
29 Senior First Officer
7
👨✈️Swift Alan
73.6
23
30 Senior First Officer
8
👨✈️Tang x
65.58
25
30 Senior First Officer
9
🏢RICKRED
58.57
11
20 Commercial Pilot
10
👨✈️NightHawk1867
58.05
30
30 Senior First Officer
11
🛩️Mictlantecuhtli
50.87
5
21 Airline Pilot
12
🧭Jake Hillyard
49.56
5
14 Instrument Pilot
13
🛩️Kennyyip
39.45
12
24 Airline Pilot
14
⭐ianewsfr
39.01
54
35 Captain
15
🛫LOG19
38.99
2
7 Solo Pilot
16
🛩️RTH1990
37.2
21
25 Airline Pilot
17
🛫Hans
36
1
6 Solo Pilot
18
🧭AeroPatrick
33.9
6
15 Instrument Pilot
19
🛩️Rmazara
29.25
12
24 Airline Pilot
20
📚Sebek
28.06
1
1 Student Pilot
21
🛫EZS1560
28.03
4
7 Solo Pilot
22
🧭DIVING52
27.77
5
15 Instrument Pilot
23
👨✈️Thaltoz
27.19
7
28 Senior First Officer
24
👨✈️Weverton Oliveira
26.62
15
26 Senior First Officer
25
👨✈️CHIANINUS
25.02
21
28 Senior First Officer
26
🌟T. Turner
24.78
43
37 Senior Captain
27
🛩️Huakai Zheng
23.27
5
25 Airline Pilot
28
✈️VistaSub
22.48
3
11 Private Pilot
29
✈️alyzar
21.45
2
9 Private Pilot
30
👨✈️MaritoKaz
21.36
12
27 Senior First Officer
31
🛩️Viktor Timko
21.31
3
22 Airline Pilot
32
🛩️tianxianghuhtx
20.37
5
23 Airline Pilot
33
👨✈️Bryan Morales
19.56
6
30 Senior First Officer
34
✈️tsute2
18.42
2
10 Private Pilot
35
🛫elhink
18.4
1
5 Solo Pilot
36
📚Paul Bidwell
15.64
1
3 Student Pilot
37
✈️SIX 0076
15.58
1
8 Private Pilot
38
🛫Dave Chatons
15.05
1
6 Solo Pilot
39
🛫Dorian
14.7
1
6 Solo Pilot
40
🧭Caio Ribeiro
14.54
2
15 Instrument Pilot
Landing Quality Thresholds
<60
Butter (<60 fpm)
60-100
Excellent
100-150
Good
>200
Hard (>200 fpm)
FAQ
What is a butter landing?
A butter landing is defined as touching down with a vertical speed between 0 and -60 fpm. It's exceptionally smooth and represents professional-level technique.
How is butter rate calculated?
Butter rate is the percentage of your landings that qualify as butter (V/S < 60 fpm). Only valid landings with recorded touchdown data are counted.
Does aircraft type affect the ranking?
Yes, we normalize landing scores by aircraft category. A butter landing in a heavy jet (A380) is harder to achieve than in a light GA aircraft.
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