Return to field — PTJ1

KC83 · 30

2026-07-25 19:55 UTC· KC83 → KC83· REDSTAR AIR SHOWS INC· L39

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PTJ1 (Redstar AIR Shows) had departed KC83 on 2026-07-25. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Byron Airport (KC83) on runway 30 at 19:55 UTC. Peak altitude 7,190 ft, turnaround area near Vine Hill, US. Approach stability score: 23/100. 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/6491 2026-07-20 07:01Z – 2026-09-16 06:59Z SFC–1,499 ft

    Concord, CA, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/6896 2026-07-25 19:30Z – 2026-07-25 22:30Z SFC–7,000 ft

    Sonoma, CA, Saturday, July 25, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →

SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 30
  • 7190 ft AGL at event
  • 363 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 23/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KC83 312355Z AUTO 28018G23KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2986 RMK AO2

Flight context

  • PTJ1
  • Redstar AIR Shows
  • L39
  • KC83 → KC83
  • 2026-07-25 19:55 UTC
  • KC83 runway 30

All events on this flight

Return to field 19:55:35 UTC · KC83 runway 30 · 7,190 ft AGL · 363 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:00:09 UTC · KC83 runway 30 · 1,175 ft AGL · 153 kt GS

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