Return to field — FLANKER1

KVPS · 12

2026-08-06 21:04 UTC· KVPS → KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2026-08-06. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 12 at 21:04 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL374, turnaround area near Miramar Beach, US. Approach stability score: 24/100. 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
  • 37493 ft AGL at event
  • 570 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 24/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVPS 151555Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM FEW055 SCT200 33/24 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP222 T03310242 $

Flight context

  • FLANKER1
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KVPS → KVPS
  • 2026-08-06 21:04 UTC
  • KVPS runway 12

All events on this flight

Return to field 21:04:21 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 37,493 ft AGL · 570 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 22:06:12 UTC · · 26,034 ft AGL · 465 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:13:36 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 1,177 ft AGL · 191 kt GS

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