LOG Monday 10/08/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 12:33 ..to 30 13:04

Visitors

Diverting in due to poor visibility on a flight to St.Athan is DH.87B Hornet Moth G-ADND ..landed 11:23 parking Stand 15 ..departed 12:05 to St.Athan

Due in from Newquay at 12:40 is EGL647 Beech 200 G-KVIP ..landed 12:35 parking Stand 16 ..departed back to Newquay at 17:18

Due in from Caen at 13:15 is CEG466 Beech 200 G-CEGP ..landed 12:11 parking Stand 15 ..departed 15:48 to Southampton

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound Aberporth Range at 10:45 are the 4 52ndFW/SP A-10C's "Jaded 01/04" ..departed the Range back to the tanker and then home to Germany

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:19 "PAT 63" C-37A 02-1863 WB FL400 CPT-BCN-STU

09:36 "N324B" CL60 N324B EB FL350 STU-BCN-CPT ..AVN Air LLC

10:00 "Hawg 95" OC-135B 61-2670/OF WB FL130 Mildenhall-BZN-ARA12 ..45thRS 55thWing Offutt AFB NB ..to refuel from KC-135R 62-3519 "Quid 78" on freq 299.6 (refuelling 4x SP A-10C at 10:10 "Jaded 01/04") ..tanking abandoned at 10:40 due to panel on No.2 engine coming loose, RTB Mildenhall

10:56 SVA7796 B747-SP68 HZ-AIF EB FL410 STU-BCN-CPT ..Saudi Arabian AL [Los Angeles-Paris CDG]

17:56 "Reach 618" C-17A 03-3123 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-CRK ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Landing at 12:08 from Cardiff is DH.87B Hornet Moth G-ADND ..departed 16:52 to Hullavington