LOG Sunday 12/10/2008

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Parked on echo at 06:00 is Cessna 172M N80533

Parked at the club should be Cirrus SR-20 G-EDHO

Landing at 10:20 is "Aravco 701" Global Express G-CEYL c/n 9196 parking echo, departs to Shannon 10:45 after crew change ..10:55 awaiting for weather to improve at Shannon ..11:30 refiled to Liverpool ..departed 12:08 ..landed 14:31 parking echo ..departed 15:05 to Luton

Landing at 12:14 is S-76C+ VP-CBD parking echo ..departed 14:24 to Malmesbury then N of Heathrow

Departing at 12:24 to St Athan is "Police 32" EC135T2 G-WONN ..presumably diverted in last night due to the fog

Landing at 14:32 from Swansea is Cessna 172N G-BOHH parking southside ..departed 17:08 to Swansea

Landing at 16:29 is Piper J/3C-65 Cub G-BJTO parking southside ..departed 17:30 to, quoting the pilot, "St Donats International"

Inbound at 17:15 from Swansea is PA-38 G-BOHU ..due to length of time holding departed back to Swansea 17:46

Transients (Below FL160)

Routing Swansea-Staverton at 10:02 is AA-5B G-BIBT

Going through the overhead at 11:28 routing Swansea-Toussus via SAM is SR20 N8159Q

Inbound to the Heath Hospital at 13:05 from Treorchy is "Helimed 57A" ..departed 13:47 to the Llandovery area

Surveying over Cardiff city from 13:25 is Cowi A/S BN.2A OY-CKS

Crossing the Channel at 15:40 then routing westbound along the coast to Nash Point and Swansea is UK based PA-28 SE-EOS ..returned 17:08 to a private site near Southampton

Airborne at 16:00 from a private site at St Donats and heading St Athan overhead-Wenvoe masts is that man again in Piper J/3C-65 Cub G-BJTO ..had intended to land 2 miles E of the masts but wind was in wrong direction so circled instead ..to the AP for fuel 16:25

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

10:51 "DUB006" B73B A6-HEH EB FL270 descending STU-BCN .. Dubai Air Wing

11:04 "GTI8322" B742 N523MC EB FL370 NUMPO .. Atlas Air [DOV-HHN]

12:48 "UAE201" A380 A6-EDA WB FL380 BCN-STU .. Emirates Airlines [DXB-JFK]

13:05 "EIA1440" B742 N485EV EB FL370 STU-BCN .. Evergreen Intl AL [WRI-RMS]

14:02 "Reach 9191" C-17A 89-1191 WB FL360 MAM-DIKAS .. 437thAW Charleston AFB SC

15:14 "EIA1438" B742 N488EV EB FL370 STU-BCN .. Evergreen Intl AL [DOV-HHN]

15:45 "CLX779" B744 LX-LCV EB FL370 STU-BCN .. Cargolux [MEX-ORD-LUX]

15:46 "FDX9632" MD11F N602FE WB FL300 BCN-STU ..FedEx [HHN-YHZ]

17:08 "ELY842" B742 4X-AXK EB FL350 STU-BCN .. El Al Cargo [JFK-LGG]

18:10 "CLX863" B744 LX-NCV EB FL350 STU-BCN .. Cargolux [ATL-ORD-LUX]

Tremorfa Heliport

Inbound at 11:55 is S-76C+ VP-CBD ..on arrival the pax decided they wanted the airport instead ..departed 12:06 to the AP