// Station · 1h 13m ago · STALE

FQCH

Chimoio Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 2,287 FT

19.1513°S / 33.4290°E

LOCATION · Chimoio, MZ

WIND

—calm

FQCH · 2,287 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW017

T / Td

24 / 12

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,700 ft. 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

METAR FQCH 111400Z /////KT 9999 FEW017 24/12 Q1021

FQCH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

CALMcalm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 7,874'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 7,874'

Pattern altitude: 3,287 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 +13°C

3,600FT

+1,313 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,287 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,057 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,313 ft above FQCH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW017

Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,408 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:21ZSUNRISE

09:52ZSOLAR NOON

15:24ZSUNSET

15:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:47Z (34m) DAY LENGTH11h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:47Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FQBR

VFR

Beira International Airport · Beira

WIND: 140° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 92 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

FQTT

VFR

Tete Airport · Tete

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 183 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

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