Return to field — FR01

KVPS · 12

2026-07-28 20:50 UTC· KVPS → KVPS· TOP ACES CORP· F16

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FR01 (TOP Aces) had departed KVPS on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (KVPS) on runway 12 at 20:50 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL383, turnaround area near Laguna Beach, US. Approach stability score: 31/100. 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
  • 38347 ft AGL at event
  • 580 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 31/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KVPS 150126Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM VCTS FEW210 26/25 A3011 RMK AO2 RAB0055E03DZB12E22 TSE26 SLP202 $

Flight context

  • FR01
  • TOP Aces
  • F16
  • KVPS → KVPS
  • 2026-07-28 20:50 UTC
  • KVPS runway 12

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:50:10 UTC · KVPS runway 12 · 38,347 ft AGL · 580 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:00:10 UTC · KVPS runway 30 · 1,142 ft AGL · 187 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:00:10 UTC · KVPS runway 30 · 1,142 ft AGL · 187 kt GS

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