LOG Wednesday 07/01/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Inbound 11:30 is "Cranwell 93" Dominie T.1 XS728/E of 55[R]Sqdn RAF Cranwell ..landed 11:52 parking stand 16 ..departed 13:45

Inbound 11:55 is Cessna 525 N525FD c/n 525-0008 ..landed 12:08 parking stand 15 ..departed 17:23 to Bournemouth

Inbound from Swansea at 14:50 for a touch-and-go at 15:14 and return to Swansea is PA-38 G-BOHU

Landing at 20:32 is Cessna T206H EI-SPB parking stand 15

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 15:50 to the west via St Hilary is PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 16:43

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 10:35 passing overhead the CDF in close trail are Ravenair P.68's G-SAMJ "Raven 03" and G-PART "Raven 14" .."Raven 03" routed back overhead CDF Eastbound at 14:18

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:35 "Reach 114" C-17A 04-4134 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

09:57 "Reach 395" C-17A 97-0044 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

10:14 ANZ2 B772 ZK-OKB EB FL274 at NUMPO ..Air New Zealand [Auckland-Los Angeles-Heathrow]

10:40 "Reach 126" C-17A 02-1104 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:45 "Reach 0183" C-17A 00-0183 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA