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// Station · 15m ago

YCIN

RAAF Base Curtin
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 19°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 300 FT
17.5814°S / 123.8283°E
LOCATION · Derby, AU
N
WIND
150°8 kt
YCIN · 300 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/8 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 111600Z AUTO 15008KT 9999 // NCD 19/05 Q1016

YCIN · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11 HDG 110° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT
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 +4°C

700FT
+400 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,500 1,300 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV300 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT218 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YARG (Argyle Airport, elev 522 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,896 FT YCIN ELEV · 300 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,896 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:16ZSUNRISE
03:51ZSOLAR NOON
09:25ZSUNSET
09:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:49Z (17h 33m) DAY LENGTH11h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:45Z MOONSET06:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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