Return to field — FLANKER1
KVPS · 122025-09-22 19:01 UTC· KVPS → KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16
FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2025-09-22. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 12 at 19:01 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL331, turnaround area near Laguna Beach, US. Approach stability score: 18/100. Scores below 50 occur on under 10% of approaches at this runway and indicate the v2 scorer flagged the approach as highly anomalous (three or more gates exceeded the runway's P90 envelope simultaneously). METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 12
- 33126 ft AGL at event
- 559 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 18/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KVPS 182255Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLPNO T03050201 FZRANO $
Flight context
- FLANKER1
- TOP Aces
- F16
- KVPS → KVPS
- 2025-09-22 19:01 UTC
- KVPS runway 12
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