Return to field — FLANKER1

KVPS · 12

2026-07-22 20:49 UTC· KVPS KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16

FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2026-07-22. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 12 at 20:49 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL274, turnaround area near Port Saint Joe, US. Approach stability score: 26/100. 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
  • 27420 ft AGL at event
  • 538 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 26/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVPS 151155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/27 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP216 70053 T02720266 10277 20256 52011 $

Flight context

  • FLANKER1
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KVPS → KVPS
  • 2026-07-22 20:49 UTC
  • KVPS runway 12

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:49:10 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 27,420 ft AGL · 538 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:03:04 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 1,157 ft AGL · 192 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:03:04 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 1,157 ft AGL · 192 kt GS

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