// Station · 21m ago

YCIN

RAAF Base Curtin

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 22°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 300 FT

17.5814°S / 123.8283°E

LOCATION · Derby, AU

WIND

210°5 kt

YCIN · 300 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 9

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/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

METAR YCIN 271030Z AUTO 21005KT 9999 // NCD 22/09 Q1015

YCIN · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

29★ HDG 290° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11 HDG 110° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,300 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 +7°C

1,100FT

+800 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV300 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT247 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YKAR (Karara Airport, Karara, elev 1,011 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 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 LEVEL11,411 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

22:07ZSUNRISE

03:43ZSOLAR NOON

09:18ZSUNSET

09:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:42Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 11m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:50Z MOONSET18:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

YBRM

VFR

Broome International Airport · Broome

WIND: 160° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 94 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

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