Return to field — FLANKER1

KVPS · 30

2026-07-08 20:00 UTC· KVPS → KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2026-07-08. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 30 at 20:00 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL321, turnaround area near Samson, US. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 30
  • 32190 ft AGL at event
  • 567 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 39/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVPS 161655Z 07008KT 10SM FEW036 34/23 A3025 RMK AO2A SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD $

Flight context

  • FLANKER1
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KVPS → KVPS
  • 2026-07-08 20:00 UTC
  • KVPS runway 30

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:00:00 UTC · KVPS runway 30 · 32,190 ft AGL · 567 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:20:41 UTC · KVPS runway 19 · 1,114 ft AGL · 199 kt GS
Unstable approach 21:20:41 UTC · KVPS runway 20 · 1,114 ft AGL · 199 kt GS

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