LOG Tuesday 20/01/2009

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Visitors

Parked on stand 15 should be Beech 200 G-FPLB ..departed 10:57 for calibration at CWL ..landed 12:54 and back to stand 15 ..departed 14:32 to do the St.Athan TACAN ..departed the zone 16:20 to Exeter

Landing at 11:12 is Princely Jets Challenger 604 AP-GAK c/n 5438 parking stand 17 ..departed 19:00 to Farnborough

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Based Aircraft Movements

Landing at 15:07 is Cherokee Lance G-VERN

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

10:08 "Reach 8057" C-17A 98-0057 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:20 ANZ2 B772 ZK-OKC EB descending at NUMPO ..Air New Zealand [Auckland-Los Angeles-Heathrow]

15:53 "Reach 6155" C-17A 06-6155 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Inbound 09:55 from Bembridge is BN-2B Islander G-BDZI "Vectis 1" ..landed 10:17 ..departed 12:48 back to Bembridge

Departing 11:23 on airtest is "Vectis 1" Islander AL.1 ZG848 ..landed 11:57

Aborting take-off at 15:54 due to engine problems is "Ascot 868" VC-10 C.1K XR807/Q