LOG Monday 03/11/2008

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Making an approach and go-round 13:02 and 13:23 is "Gladiator 03" an AS.355 Ecureuil II G-LENI

Inbound 15:40 is Swansea based regular PA-38 Tomahawk G-BRSJ ..landed 15:57 parking at the club ..departed 16:21

Inbound 17:15 is Findel based PC-12 LX-DNI ..landed 17:24 parking stand 15

BAMC Happenings

Due in at 18:10 from Heathrow is Boeing 744 "BAW9180" G-BNLB for storage ..landed 19:03

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 10:40 just to the North of CWL is "AA673" a Lynx AH.7 XZ217/- from 667Sqdn Middle Wallop... returned east along M.4 corridor at 15:50

Heading Northwest 13:07 on a flight from Eaglescott to Swansea via the Porthcawl RP is Aircoupe A-2 G-AVIL ..returned 15:10

Eastbound 13:35 from Swansea to Kemble is PA-28 Warrior II G-BPWE

Just lifted 18:07 from Pembrey and routing Neath-Brecon-Lyneham is a Chinook HC.2 c/s "Vortex 581"

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

10:55 "Reach 6002" (RCH179 on SBS) C-17A 96-0002 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:00 "EIA1488" B747 N488EV Evergreen Intl EB STR-CPT

11:10 "N511QS" Gulfstream 5 N511QS EB UL9 STR-BCN-CPT

11:25 "CPA002" B744 B-LIB WB FL380 DIKAS-STU-SLANY ..Cathay Pacific (first Chinese registered aircraft ive seen on UL9 ..IanG) .routed back STU-BCN 14:42 (CPA 002 was routing Brussels - Shannon - Dubai ...AndyD)

11:38 "N200EL" GLF3 N200EL c/n 393 WB FL450 BCN-STU ..no trail

11:40 "XAJZL" CL60 XA-JZL c/n 5158 WB FL360 BCN-STU

11:40 "Reach 8054" C-17A 98-0054 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:50 "XAERH" GLF3 XA-ERH c/n 323 EB FL410 at NUMPO

12:10 "AZA9111" MD-11 EI-UPI Alitalia Cargo EB STR- NIGIT FL320(?)

12:45 "N223MD" GLF 5 N223MD WB DIKAS-STR

14:20 "N724SB" Learjet 45 N724SB EB STR-NIGIT FL430

14:45 "N604SX" CL60 N604SX c/n 5492 WB FL400 BCN-STU

15:08 "Reach 0532" C-17A 90-0532 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

15:33 "Reach 6004" C-17A 96-0004 WB FL360 DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC