LOG Monday 16/03/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12 ..to 30 07:30 ..to 12 c09:00 ..to 30 13:50

Visitors

Parked on stand 17 is 4 FTS Hawk T.1 XX283/283

Parked on Echo is DA-42 Twin Star N228US

Inbound 09:40 is Elstree based PA-28 181 Archer II G-DJJA ..landed 09:52 parking stand 15 ..departed 13:00

Overshooting 11:55 is "Exam 04" CTC Aviation DA42 G-CTCD ..returned for another overshoot at 16:11 after 20 mins in the hold

Inbound 12:05 is "CWL 91" 55[R]Sqdn Dominie T.1 XS728/E ..landed 12:15 parking stand 15 ..departed 13:58 to Cranwell

Inbound 12:25 is PA-38 G-BOMO ..landed 12:38 ..parking stand 15 ..departed 13:08

Landing at 18:01 is "Ascot 1320" 32(TR)Sqn A.109E ZR321 parking stand 15 ..departed 18:15 to Northolt

Landing at 20:22 is helicopter "Starspeed 18" AS.355 G-OCLP ..parking stand 15 ..departed 20:42 to the east

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 11:00 PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 15:15 from Staverton

Departing 11:53 for some circuits before heading to Kemble is PA-32R G-VERN ..landed 16:02

Departing 16:30 to the east is Beech Sundowner G-BBTY

Departing 16:58 PA-38 G-GALL ..returned 17:30 into the circuit ..landed 18:07 ..up again 19:02 into the circuit ..landed 20:27

Departing 19:12 to the north is Robin G-GMKD ..returned 20:10 into the circuit ..landed 20:33 ..up again 20:58 for student circuits ..landed 21:23

Transients (Below FL160)

Northbound 10:15 on a flight from Dunkeswell to Carlisle is PA-32 301FT G-RYNS

Eastbound 11:05 on a flight from Swansea to Kemble via the Taff Ely wind farm VRP is RV-9A G-CERK

Eastbound 11:15 on a flight from Swansea to Eaglescott is Comco C-42 G-JENK ..13:15 routing back to Swansea

Operating on a survey 11:25 in the Bridgend area before heading for Cardiff City centre is Robinson R-22 G-LYNC

Westbound 12:12 via St Hilary to operate in the Aberthaw area is "Grid 03" AS.355 G-RIDA departed north 12:20 ..back to Aberthaw 14:45 ..departed 14:50 to Oxford

Westbound 13:00 along the coast is Robinson R-44 G-CIDR

Eastbound 13:35 north of the M4 on a flight from Swansea to a private site south of Gloucester is Enstrom 480 N480PP

Eastbound 13:37 on a flight from Swansea to Staverton is PA-28 G-SCPL

Eastbound 14:00 along the M4 on a flight from Haverfordwest to Filton is PA-28 G-BMTR

Eastbound 14:58 to the north on a flight from Aberporth to Blackbushe is Cessna 182 G-NLEE

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

06:50 "Reach 6164" C-17A 06-6164 EB FL360 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

12:12 "Reach 766" B744 N418MC EB FL350 at NUMPO ..Atlas Air

14:27 HZ101 BBJ HZ-101 EB FL350 UL9 STU-BCN-CPT ..1 Sqn RSAF

15:31 "Reach 6024" C-5B 86-0024 EB FL310 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

16:19 "Reach 206" C-17A 95-0105 EB FL310 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

16:32 N600JD GLF5 N600JD EB FL410 UL9 STU-BCN-CPT ..John Deere

21:32 "Reach 671" C-17A 02-1103 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA