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// Station · 7m ago

LSME

Emmen Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,400 FT
47.0924°N / 8.3052°E
LOCATION · Emmen, CH
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
LSME · 1,400 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT070
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 7,000 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 LSME 271250Z VRB02KT 9999 SCT070 30/14 Q1022 RMK BLU+

LSME · day 27 at 12:50 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 8,208'
22 HDG 220° CALM 8,208'
Pattern altitude: 2,400 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 +17°C

3,200FT
+1,800 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,500 2,250 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,400 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,140 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LSGC (Les Eplatures Airport, La Chaux-de-Fonds, elev 3,368 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,552 FT SCT070 LSME ELEV · 1,400 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT070
Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,552 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

03:40ZSUNRISE
11:25ZSOLAR NOON
19:10ZSUNSET
19:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:48Z (6h 50m) DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:27Z MOONSET03:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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