LOG Friday 10/10/2008

Dominie XS713/C of 55[R]Sqdn departing (Hugh Trainer)
Dominie XS730/H of 55[R]Sqdn departing (Hugh Trainer)

ATR-72 G-BWDB of Aurigny (Bill Hodges)

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12 ..to 30 12:40

Visitors

Landing at 08:18 is Dawn Meats Group Cessna 441 EI-DMG parking echo ..departed 08:30 to Cranfield ..landed 16:37 parking on echo ..departed to Waterford 16:55

Landing at 11:08 is regular weekender Cessna T206H EI-SPB parking echo

Landing at 11:30 is "CWL92" 55(R)Sqn Dominie T.1 XS713/C parking echo ..departed back to Cranwell 13:32

Landing at 11:37 is "CWL93" 55(R)Sqn Dominie T.1 XS730/H parking echo ..departed for home 13:36

Entering the hold at 11:37 prior to an NDB approach at 12:10 and a departure to Exeter is "SRG170" Seaking HAR.3A

Landing at 11:59 is Aerodata Surveys Cessna 310 OO-MSN parking echo ..diverted in due to cloud in its local survey area ..departed 13:27

Inbound 14:55 for an overshoot and go-round is Oxford Aviation PA-34 Seneca G-BOUM c/s "Exam 05" ..overshoot 15:00

Overshooting 15:50 is Beech 76 G-BXHD c/s "Exam 09" of Cabair Group Bournemouth

Inbound 16:00 is Swansea based PA-38 Tomahawk G-BRSJ ..landed 16:14 parking clubside ..departed back to Swansea 16:46

Inbound 18:15 is Alderney based Cessna 172M N80533 ..landed 18:28 and parking on echo

Transients (Below FL160)

Southbound 14:05 in a flight from Swansea to Lands End is Cessna 172 G-SHSP

Southbound 14:45 on a flight from Staverton to St Mawgan (Newquay) is PA-46-350P G-GREY

Southbound 15:45 on a flight from Liverpool to Jersey via the BCN an BHD is PA-32R G-TSDS

Inbound to Cardiff airspace 19:52 to carry out a survey in the Newport and Aberthaw area is BN-2A Islander G-AWNT

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:50 "VOI9001" A320 XA-VOM NB FL339 EXMOR-BCN ..Volaris ..delivery flight [TLS-KEF-YYZ-TLC]

14:10 "JXX332" B733 OM-HLC WB FL340 at EXMOR ..Seagle Air operating a flight for JetX [PMI-DUB]

15:12 "UAE9910" B744F N497MC EB FL369 at EXMOR ..Emirates [TOL-HHN-DXB]

16:02 "FDX89" MD-11F N606FE EB FL350 South of NUMPO ..Federal Express [IND-STN-CDG]

16:10 "Reach 270" C-17A 96-0002 EB FL350 GITUS/DIKAS-MAM ...437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

16:32 "LAN9880" A343 CC-CQC WB FL380 descending towards STU South of EXMOR ...LAN Airlines [MAD-DUB]

16:37 "FDX2" MD-11F N610FE EB decending South of NUMPO ..Federal Express [MEM-STN]

18:39 "SVA902" B744F TF-AMI EB FL390 at EXMOR ...Saudi Arabian Airlines [IAH-BRU]

18:42 "FDX38" MD-11F N615FE EB FL370 at NUMPO ..Federal Express [MEM-FRA]