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
🥇
🌟WOH1429
103.84
41
37 Senior Captain
🥈
⭐wheels-up
102.87
35
35 Captain
🥉
🛩️Tang x
97.47
13
23 Airline Pilot
4
⭐ianewsfr
97.36
37
33 Captain
5
👨✈️nikaslan
92.23
14
27 Senior First Officer
6
🛩️RTH1990
86.82
13
22 Airline Pilot
7
👨✈️NightHawk1867
83.31
26
30 Senior First Officer
8
👨✈️StuartLake
78.88
14
28 Senior First Officer
9
👨✈️CHIANINUS
75.81
21
28 Senior First Officer
10
🌟T. Turner
73.79
43
37 Senior Captain
11
🧭AeroPatrick
71.29
5
13 Instrument Pilot
12
🏢Rmazara
69.56
6
19 Commercial Pilot
13
👨✈️Thaltoz
65.92
7
28 Senior First Officer
14
👨✈️Swift Alan
57.77
11
26 Senior First Officer
15
🏢RICKRED
56.57
8
20 Commercial Pilot
16
🧭Zeying Zhang (PILOTDai)
55.79
3
14 Instrument Pilot
17
🏢Kennyyip
54.23
5
19 Commercial Pilot
18
👨✈️Weverton Oliveira
54.13
15
26 Senior First Officer
19
✈️VistaSub
50.61
3
11 Private Pilot
20
🛫EZS1560
49.21
2
7 Solo Pilot
21
🛩️Mictlantecuhtli
46.8
4
21 Airline Pilot
22
🛩️tianxianghuhtx
42.93
5
23 Airline Pilot
23
🛩️Huakai Zheng
40.45
5
25 Airline Pilot
24
👨✈️Jose Hypnotic Gonzalez
39.89
15
28 Senior First Officer
25
✈️tsute2
37.81
2
10 Private Pilot
26
✈️alyzar
37.61
2
9 Private Pilot
27
👨✈️Bryan Morales
36.61
6
27 Senior First Officer
28
📚陈常轩
32.3
1
4 Student Pilot
29
🛫Dorian
30.08
1
6 Solo Pilot
30
✈️Jimmy Grosset
29.73
3
9 Private Pilot
31
🛫Dave Chatons
29.26
1
6 Solo Pilot
32
🧭Caio Ribeiro
27.85
2
15 Instrument Pilot
33
✈️SIX 0076
26.63
1
8 Private Pilot
34
🛩️Viktor Timko
25.95
3
22 Airline Pilot
35
👨✈️MaritoKaz
24.05
12
27 Senior First Officer
36
🏢Hulot Jacques
23.97
4
18 Commercial Pilot
37
🛫alex
21.54
1
7 Solo Pilot
38
🧭wyg1985
21.08
3
14 Instrument Pilot
39
🏢Fabrice Didierjean (Coredmp)
20.96
3
17 Commercial Pilot
40
✈️Jaime Quintero
20.92
2
11 Private 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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