LOG Friday 26/12/2008

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound along the coast to Swansea at 11:00 is PA-28 SE-EOS ..returned 14:45 to a private site near Southampton

Eastbound through the zone at 11:20 is AS.565 EI-DUF ..returned 18:20

Inbound from Swansea at 11:50 to an incident north of St Hilary is "Helimed 57A" Bo.105 (G-WAAS) ..to Llantrisant Hospital 12:26

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:52 SVA7576 GLF4 HZ-AFY WB FL400 UL9 BCN-STU ..Saudi Arabian AL Special Flight [Tozeur, Tunisia-Shannon-Newark]

10:44 VTSGD B739 VT-SGD EB FL390 UL9 STU-DIKAS ..Spicejet .delivery flight [Shannon-Ankara]

11:28 UAE201 A388 A6-EDC WB FL380 UN14 TOPRO-MEDOG ..Emirates AL [Dubai-New York JFK]

11:40 "Reach 8054" C-17A 98-0054 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

12:42 "Reach 826" B752 N558AX EB FL370 UL9 STU-BCN ..Omni Air International ..first time on SBS as N558AX, ex N514AT

13:00 THY1977 B738 TC-JGK WB FL380 DIKAS-RUTOK ..Turkish Airlines [Istanbul-Dublin]

13:22 "Reach 408" C-17A 00-0183 WB FL330 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

13:27 HZ102 BBJ HZ-102 WB FL400 UL9 BCN-STU ..1 Sqn RSAF Riyadh

13:45 "Reach 1188" C-17A 01-0188 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

14:48 "Reach 6158" C-17A 06-6158 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..60thAMW Travis CA

17:09 "Reach 7047" C-17A 97-0047 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

21:53 "Reach 5104" C-17A 95-0104 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC