LOG Saturday 06/12/2008

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 10:45 ...to 30 21:35

The frequency in use for the Wales Rally GB is 122.95

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Pilatus PC-12 HB-FOX, this will be active today as the Wales Rally GB comms relay aircraft using c/s "Lions 1/2" ..departed 07:21 "Lions 1" returned 12:18 ..departed 12:47 "Lions 2" returned 19:03

Parked on stand 16 should be Beechjet 400A G-STOB

Parked southside are PA-31 N5LL and DA-42 N228US

Inbound 10:30 from the East is Earls Colne based PA-28 G-SHAY ..landed 10:39 parking stand 15

Inbound 11:15 from the East is Shoreham based PA-28 Arrow II G-EDVL landed c.11:25 parking stand 17 ..departed 14:09 to Shoreham

Departing off 30 at 11:40 is PA-31 N5LL ..landed 30 17:42 parking southside (this is a new based a/c according to the pilot),

Landing at 12:59 is Premier 1 M-YSKY c/n RB-209 parking stand 15 ..departed 17:59 to Blackpool

Landing at 13:11 is Cessna T.206H EI-SPB parking stand 15

Joining the hold at 13:29 prior to some approaches (13:49 & 14:03) is "RRR525" LTW Hercules C.5 ZH883

Inbound at 14:20 is Slovenian Government Cessna 560XL S5-BBD c/n 560-5058 ..landed 14:32 parking stand 17

Inbound at 17:15 is Cessna 525 G-CJDB c/n 525-0648 ..landed 30 17:25 parking stand 17 ..departed 17:44 to Jersey

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 07:30 through the zone to Aberporth is AS.350 G-NUTY

Westbound 10:32 on a flight from North Weald to Swansea is Yak-52 G-FLSH

Southbound 10:55 on a flight from Liverpool to Dunkeswell via the Cardiff VRP is Rockwell 114 G-OLFT ..returned 12:55

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:35 "Reach 9062" C-17A 99-0062 WB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

09:47 "UAE202" A388 A6-EDA WB FL370 STU-DIKAS ..Emirates Airlines [New York JFK-Dubai]

10:00 "Reach 9448" KC-135R 59-1448 EB WB 360 climbing BZN-GITUS ..151stARS/TN ANG Knoxville, TN

10:50 "Reach 284" DC-10 N810AX EB FL310 STU-DIKAS ..Omni Air International

10:50 "Reach 0180" C-17A 00-0180 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:52 "Reach 145" C-17A 98-0050 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:55 "Reach 380" C-17A 99-0165 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

11:15 "Reach 0535" C-17A 90-0535 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

11:35 "SVA902" B742 TF-AMC EB FL330 at NUMPO ..Saudi Arabian Airlines [Houston-Brussels] [SVA903 on SBS]

14:10 "ICE 8825" B752 TF-FIY NB Climbing BCN [Filton-Keflavik]

14:30 "FDX6" MD11 N617FE EB FL330 STU-BCN ..Fedex [Newark-Paris CDG]

15:12 "CUB401" IL96 CU-T1254 WB Climbing SAM-GAPLI ..Cubana [Gatwick-Holguin]

MOD St Athan Runway in use (26)

Carrying out a photo survey over the airfield at 14:20 is Cessna T.310R PH-LAW ..departed North 14:37 to Mountain Ash prior to a landing at Bristol c15:00 [Inbound to St Athan from a photo survey over Filton ..AndyD]