LOG Thursday 08/01/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 11:05

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 should be Cessna T.206H EI-SPB

Landing at 11:53 is "Cranwell 92" 55(R)Sqn Dominie T.1 XS731/J parking stand 16 ..departed 14:04

Due in from Palma Mallorca at 12:00 is AVB882 Citation 560XLS G-XBEL ..landed 11:58 parking stand 15 ..departed 12:19 to Jersey as AVB883

Inbound at 14:00 from Pembrey is Ikarus C42 G-CDPP ..aborted due to the weather and went to a private site near Port Talbot instead

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 15:39 is Commander 112 G-PLAZ ..landed 17:47

BAMC Happenings

Due in at 21:13 from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand is BAW9152 B744 G-CIVY ...landed c00:10 Friday

This suffered a birdstrike on 3rd Jan whilst flying from Heathrow to Bangkok and is coming here for repairs

Transients (Below FL160)

Eastbound along the coast, passing St.Athan at 11:41 is R44 G-CCYT

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

11:44 "Reach 240" C-17A 94-0070 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

11:54 "Reach 1821" C-17A 96-0006 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

Landing at 11:45 from Bembridge is BN Group Islander G-BDZI c/s "G-BDZI" ..departed 14:48 to Bembridge

Returning from Swansea are the 634 VGS Vigilants T.1's. ZH249/UU "ACW632" landed 12:35 followed by ZH209/UQ "ACW692" at 12:37

Returning from Colerne are the UWAS Grob Tutors as "Dragon Formation". Landed 13:36 to 13:38. G-BYVN, G-BYVW, G-BYUT & G-BYWC, the latter being a Bristol UAS machine presumably being used as a crew ferry

Landing at 13:50 are "Grommit 1 & 2" 100 Sqn Hawk T.1's (XX332/CD & XX285 unconfirmed) the latter in special scheme ..departed 15:12

Departing at 14:31 is "UAD17" Bristol UAS Tutor G-BYWC