LOG Tuesday 18/11/2008

Merlin Mk.512 M-507 of the Danish AF performing a flyby (IanG)

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Due in at 05:25 is Skyservice Learjet 35A C-FPRP c/n 35-390, routing is Tampa-Cancun-Toronto Pearson-Goose Bay-Keflavik-Cardiff ..parked on new stands all day

Landing at 08:08 is "Goosepool 72" Dragonfly Beech 200 G-BVMA parking stand 15 ..departed 09:11 to Dusseldorf with same c/s (Northern Aviation c/s)

Landing at 08:35 is G-??CK (possibly Cessna 172S G-EICK) parking southside

Due in from Bristol is "Clifton 4" Citation 525A G-OCJZ c/n 525A-0051, departs to Malaga at 10:40 ..landed 09:32 parking stand 15 ..departed 11:31

Landing at 11:24 is "Fasttrack 32" PA-28 G-BOPC parking southside ..departed 12:15

Inbound 12:00 from RAF Wyton is a Grob Tutor G-BYVM c/s "Wyton 04" ..landed 12:13 parking Southside ..departed back to RAF Wyton 14:08

Routing along the coast Eastbound 13:03 prior to a flypast is "DAF507" a Merlin Mk.512 M-507 of the RDAF/Esk722 Karup ...flyby at 13:10

Landing 13:30 is Swansea based PA-38 Tomahawk G-BRSJ ..parking at the club ..departed 14:15

Inbound 14:15 from the East is Bournemouth based PA-28 Cadet "Blackadder 22" G-BXTY ..landed 14:23 parking at the club ..departed home 15:00

Inbound 15:15 is Bournemouth based PA-24 Comanche G-ASEO ..landed 15:21 parking at the club

Landing 15:36 is "Polecat 1" a (100Sqdn) Hawk T.1 ..parking stand 15

Carrying out an overshoot at 20:44 is "Yeovil 61" FRADU Hawk T.1A XX255

BAMC Happenings

Due out at 17:10 to Gatwick is Boeing 772 G-VIIR "BAW9181" ..departed 16:48

Transients (Below FL160)

Routing Southeast 12:37 on a flight from Swansea to Dunkeswell is Cessna F.172M G-DUNK

Eastbound 15:37 on a flight from from Swansea to Filton is PA-28 Cherokee G-ATTI (this one used to be based at Rhoose in the 1970's)

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:14 "Reach 912" C-17A 06-6168 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

09:24 "Reach 976" KC-135R 63-8039 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..465thARS Tinker AFB OK

09:55 "Reach 6027" KC-10A 86-0027 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

09:55 "Reach 7427" KC-135R 57-1427 WB FL380 MAM-GITUS ..127thARS KS ANG Topeka KS

10:24 "Reach 813" DC-10 N270AX EB FL370 (GITUS-MAM) ..Omni Air International

10:50 "?????" DC-10 N630AX EB FL310 South of NUMPO ..Omni Air International

11:15 "SOONR01" C-20H 92-0375 WB FL400 UL9 ..76thAS Ramstein Germany

11:27 "THT021" A343 F-OLOV WB FL340 UL9 ..Air Tahiti Nui [CDG-LAX-PPT]

12:31 "Reach 2558" KC-135R 62-3558 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..336thARS Portland, ME

12:49 "E33116" C-17A 03-3116 WB FL340 MAM-GAPLI ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

MOD St Athan Runway in use (26)

Landing at 09:49 is "AA739" 666(TA)Sqn Gazelle AH.1 XZ314/A parking Metro ..departed 09:56 to Swansea ..back later ..12:15 and inbound from Swansea ..landed 12:27 ..departed 12:53 to Battersea via Northolt