Return to field — FLANKER1
KVPS · 122026-05-15 17:57 UTC· KVPS → KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16
FLANKER1 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2026-05-15. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 12 at 17:57 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL323, turnaround area near Walton, US. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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
- 32396 ft AGL at event
- 546 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 32/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KVPS 171755Z 09007KT 10SM FEW050 33/21 A3019 RMK AO2A SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD 58010 $
Flight context
- FLANKER1
- TOP Aces
- F16
- KVPS → KVPS
- 2026-05-15 17:57 UTC
- KVPS runway 12
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