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The History site is updated on an almost daily basis. Here you find logs from the past at both Rhoose and St Athan and even some OTT stuff. The site also contains a number of articles including reports from the popular St Athan airshows that date back to the early 60's. Also detailed are excellent articles on the now extinct Wales Air Museum and St Athan Museum. We also report on significant Aviation related events including crashes and mishaps that have happened in the South Wales area. Please take a look and enjoy the site.

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Regards the BLOG team.


Monday, November 9, 2009

LOG Monday 09/11/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 c.12:30
Bristol International has been closed since about 17:10 due to an ILS failure. It re-opened c.21:30 with the first landing being KLM1057 PH-KZE at 21:38.
Visitors
Parked on Stand 15 is PA-28 G-ATOT
Parked on Echo is Cessna 340A G-CCXJ
Due in from Jersey at 07:35 is AVB891 Citation 560XL G-XBEL ..landed 07:50 parking on Echo ..departed at 09:11 to Palma Mallorca as AVB892
Landing at 09:08 is 4 FTS Hawk T.1W XX283/283 parking on Golf
Inbound at 12:25 is "Thunder" 4 FTS Hawk T.1As XX204/204 & XX349/349 ..landed 12:39 parking on Stand 6 ..departed 14:14 to the Southwest
Inbound at 19:40 from Doncaster-Sheffield is World Wrestling Entertainment Inc Challenger 604 N247WE ..landed 19:54 parking on Echo ..departed 20:37 back to Doncaster
Bristol Diversions - early ones due to low vis, later ones due to ILS failure
Inbound at 10:40 from Paris CDG is "Air France 137H" ATR72 F-GVZN ..landed 10:48 parking on Stand 16 ..departed 14:58 to Paris CDG on the AF1373
Landing at 11:55 from Geneva is "Silver Arrows 09AV" Challenger 604 LX-ZAV parking on Stand 17
Inbound at 12:30 from Aberdeen is "Eastflight 31X" JS41 G-MAJP ..landed 12:46 parking on Stand 9 ..departed 14:21 to Aberdeen as "Eastflight 32X"
Inbound at 17:10 from Newcastle is "Easy 1QE" [EZY567] A319 G-EZDP ..landed 17:23 parking on Stand 10 ..departed 18:28 to Newcastle as "Easy 5P"
Inbound at 17:18 from Amsterdam is "Easy 168W" [EZY6168] A319 G-EZDN ..landed 17:29 parking on Stand 5 ..departed 23:33 to Berlin Schonefeld as EZY6237
Inbound at 18:10 from Las Palmas is TCX509L A320 G-DHJZ ..landed 18:21 parking on Stand 10
Inbound at 20:17 from Glasgow is "Easy 98RF" [EZY406] A319 G-EZIS ..landed 20:30 parking on Stand 3 ..departed 21:48 to Glasgow as EZY8006
Inbound at 20:25 from Belfast is "Easy 74GA" [EZY448] B737 G-EZJX ..landed 20:41 parking on Stand 4 ..departed 22:12 to Aldergrove as EZY8007
Inbound at 21:20 from Edinburgh is "Easy 92VK" [EZY428] A319 G-EZBK ..landed 21:41 parking on Stand 1 ..departed 22:54 to Edinburgh as EZY8008
Based Aircraft Movements
Departing at 06:39 is Dragonfly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 08:24
MOD St Athan Runway in use 08
Departing at 15:19 to Brize Norton is "Ascot 862" VC-10 K.3 ZA147/F
Over the Top
Above FL160
02:11 VDA4208 A124 RA-82081 EB FL310 STU-BCN-CPT ..Volga Dnepr AL [Charleston-Bangor-Hahn]

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Future Events

Here we will list future events that could attract aircraft to CWL and the Heliport.

4/5/6 Dec 2009 Magners Rugby Weekend

11/12/13 December 2009 Heineken Cup R3 - All Welsh Regions

18/19/20 December 2009 Heineken Cup R4 - All Welsh Regions

15/16/17 January 2010 Heineken Cup R5 - All Welsh Regions

22/23/24 January 2010 Heineken Cup R6 - All Welsh Regions

6 FEB 2010 TOM B767 Outbound Cruise Flight

13 FEB 2010 Wales - Scotland Six Nations Rugby

14 FEB 2010 TOM B767 Return Cruise Flight

18/19 FEB 2010 2010 TOM B767 Outbound Cruise Flights

21 FEB 2010 TOM B767 Return Cruise Flight

26 FEB 2010 [FRIDAY NIGHT GAME]Wales - France Six Nations Rugby

5/6 MAR 2010 TOM B767 Return Cruise Flight

12 MAR 2010 TCX A330 Outbound Cruise Flight

Ireland - Wales Six Nations Rugby - EIN A330 Rugby Charter

13 MAR 2010 TOM B767 Outbound Cruise Flight

Ireland - Wales Six Nations Rugby Fixture - EIN A330 Rugby Charter

14 MAR 2010 TOM B767 Return Cruise Flight

Ireland - Wales Six Nations Rugby Fixture -EIN A330 Rugby Charter

20 MAR 2010 Wales - Italy Six Nations Rugby Fixture

9/10/11 April 2010 Heineken Cup Q-Finals - maybe with luck some Welsh Regions!

1/2 May 2010 Heineken Cup S-Finals - even more luck may see a Welsh Region involved!

Oct 2009 Wales Car Rally - dates now earlier than 2008's event

Late Sept / Early Oct 2010 - The Ryder Cup will be played at the Celtic Manor between 1st and 3rd October will see the huge Golf Event in Newport. There will be a few days practise prior to the above dates. An official heliport will be on site at the Celtic Manor.


NOTAMS

Here we will list NOTAMs relevant to the Cardiff area.
They will be updated regularly with new posts having a red identifier.
DISCLAIMER: These NOTAMs are posted for the benefit of enthusiasts only. They are NOT intended to be used for flight planning or any other official uses.

Short Term

Long Term

C4975/09 - APP FREQ 126.625 MHZ WITHDRAWN AND WEF 0430 18 NOV REPLACED BY 119.150 MHZ. TWR FREQ 125.000 MHZ CHANGED TO 133.100 MHZ WEF 0430 NOVUK AIP AD 2-EGFF-1-6 REFERS. 17 NOV 23:00 2009 UNTIL PERM. CREATED: 09 NOV 14:202009

B1706/09 - CARDIFF LOWER AIRSPACE RADAR SERVICE (LARS), REDUCED TFC INFO DUE POOR RADAR PERFORMANCE. 25 SEP 07:44 2009 UNTIL 31 DEC 23:59 2009. CREATED: 25 SEP 07:48 2009

C3247/09 - WARNING. THERE ARE CONTINUING REPORTS OF LASER LIGHTS BEING DIRECTED AT ACFT. AIRCREW SHOULD BE VIGILANT TO SUCH EVENTS. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THEY REPORT THEM IMMEDIATELY TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WHERE POSSIBLE PASS INFO AS TO THE LOCATION. 13 JUL 13:00 2009 UNTIL 31 DEC 23:59 2009. CREATED: 13 JUL 13:19 2009

C3069/09 - CARDIFF RADAR HEAD OBST LGT U/S. 30 JUN 07:28 2009 UNTIL 31 DEC 23:59 2009. CREATED:30 JUN 07:29 2009

C4325/09 - FLYING CLUB FACILITIES NOT AVBL. MANDATORY HANDLING IS APPLICABLE. PLEASE CONTACT SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT ON 01446 712639 FOR DETAILS. 25 SEP 07:13 2009 UNTIL 31 DEC 23:59 2009. CREATED: 25 SEP 07:14 2009

C0443/09 - CARDIFF ALVIN1B SID SUSPENDED. ACFT CAN EXPECT TO BE GIVEN A BCN1B SID IN ITS PLACE. 25 JAN 22:09 2009 UNTIL 25 NOV 23:59 2009. CREATED: 25 JAN22:11 2009