// Station · 20h 0m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

FAEO

Ermelo Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19°C / 2°C

ALTIM 30.42 inHg

ELEV 5,700 FT

26.4956°S / 29.9798°E

LOCATION · Ermelo, ZA

WIND

240°5 kt

FAEO · 5,700 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 2

ALTIM

30.42"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI FAEO 170844Z 24005KT CAVOK 19/02 Q1030

FAEO · day 17 at 08:44 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.42" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

31★ HDG 310° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,085'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

13 HDG 130° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,700 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

6,900FT

+1,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,700 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT5,204 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,200 ft above FAEO's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+69%

-48%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+48%

-31%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,296 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

04:28ZSUNRISE

10:05ZSOLAR NOON

15:42ZSUNSET

16:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT04:44Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:06Z (11h 22m) DAY LENGTH11h 14m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION25% MOONRISE08:26Z MOONSET19:40Z FULL MOON IN10 days

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