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Density altitude calculator (temp + QNH + elevation) #157

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@msupino

Summary

For each airfield in the route, compute density altitude from temp, QNH, and elevation. Highlight when DA > field elev + 2000 ft (rough perf-degradation threshold).

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Formula

`DA ≈ pressure_alt + 120 × (OAT − ISA_temp_at_pa)`
`pressure_alt = elev + 30 × (1013 − qnh)`
`ISA_temp_at_pa = 15 − 1.98 × (pa / 1000)`

Why

DA dominates takeoff performance on hot Israeli summer days from LLHA / LLMG / LLMZ.

Severity

Enhancement — high pilot utility, very low implementation risk (pure math, no external dep).

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