LOG Friday 31/10/2008

TB.9 G-BIXB at the flying club (Bill Hodges)

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 10:20 (first two landings on 30 due to operational reasons) ..to 30 17:08

Visitors

Parked on golf is Hawk T.1A XX338/338 ..departed 10:05 to Valley as "VYT90"

Inbound from Shobdon at 11:05 is TB.9 Tampico G-BIXB ..landed 11:20 parking clubside ..departed 12:39

Due in from Malaga at 13:40 is "Clifton 3" Citation 525 G-SEAJ ..landed 13:23 parking stand 15 ..departed 13:36 to Bristol

Inbound 14:40 is "Poyston 01" a PA-31 Navajo G-UMMI on an ambulance flight ..landed 14:48 parking on stand 15 ..departed 16:08

Inbound 14:40 from Plymouth is "Tamar 2" Cessna 152 G-BSTO ..landed 15:07 parking at the club ..departed back to Plymouth 16:11

Inbound 16:25 is Dublin based Cessna T.206H EI-SPB ..landed 16:43 parking stand 14

Inbound 16:55 is Jersey based Cessna 525 G-CJDB c/n 525-0648 ..landed 17:04 parking stand 15 ..departed to Exeter 18:00

Transients (Below FL160)

Routing Haverfordwest-Maendy Barracks-Netheravon at 12:20 is "AA707" 658(TA)Sqn Gazelle AH.1 XZ349

Operating in the Bridgend area was AAC Gazelle AH.1 ZA772 "AAC019" along with one of the Army A-109's both coming from the Hereford direction

Westbound 16:45 on a flight from Gloucester (Staverton) to Swansea (Fairwood Common) is Cessna 182Q G-BFSA

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:00 "Reach 696" C-17A 02-1111 EB GITUS - MAM

09:15 "Reach 7175" C-17A 07-7175 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

09:36 "DLH484" A319LR D-APAC WB FL340 DIKAS ..Privatair [FRA-EWR]

10:32 "Reach 287" DC10 N720AX EB FL310 S of NUMPO ..Omni Air

11:15 "Connie 424" B747 N707CK WB UL9 DIKAS

11:42 "SLM993" B743 PZ-TCM WB FL300 S of NUMPO ..Surinam Airways [AMS-PBM]

11:59 "GTI8291" B742 N512MC WB FL380 DIKAS ..Atlas Air [RMS-WRI]

12:50 "ADH20" A332 EI-DIR WB FL360 DIKAS ..Air One [MXP-ORD]

13:12 "CLX774" B744 LX-VCV WB FL300 N of NUMPO ..Cargolux [LUX-IND-LAX]

17:40 "Reach 6168" C-17A 06-6168 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

Tremorfa Heliport

Inbound at 09:30 is EC.120 "Kentelly 09"

Miskin Manor Hotel Junction 34 M4

Inbound during the morning was R-22 G-GIBB

MOD St Athan Runway in use (08)

Landing at 13:41 is "RRR1503" 32Sqn A.109 ZR322 parking Metro ..departed 15:49