LOG Saturday 14/03/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Cessna T.206H EI-SPB ..departed 08:24 to Dublin

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

Parked on Echo is DA-42 Twin Star N228US

Also on Echo is Cessna 425 Conquest N577PA

Landing at 10:18 is Lisvane-based Bell 206B G-ENES parking stand 15 ..departed 10:55 via Wenvoe to Lisvane

Landing at 11:59 is Embraer Legacy G-SIRA parking stand 16 ..departed 12:40 to Cork ..returned 15:26 parking stand 16 ..departed 15:50 to Luton

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 12:38 via Wenvoe is AC112 G-PLAZ ..landed 18:16 from Coventry

Departing at 14:22 into the circuit is PA-38 G-GALL ..landed 14:41

Departing 18:01 is Cessna 150J G-BSJZ ..new resident ? ..back in for circuits 18:38 ..landed 18:58

Departing 20:08 for some circuits Robin HR.200 G-GMKD ..landed 21:06 ..departed again 21:13 ..landed 21:44

BAMC Happenings

Due in at 13:48 from Heathrow is BAW9180 B744 G-CIVV ..landed 15:45

Due out at 16:20 to Heathrow is BAW9181 B744 G-CIVZ ..departed 16:53

Transients (Below FL160)

Eastbound along the coast at 11:20 routing Nash Point-Lavernock Point is R.22A G-TGRE

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

07:22 "Reach 0465?" C-5A 70-0465 EB GITUS-DIKAS-MAM ..155thAS/TN ANG Memphis, TN

08:14 "Reach 8054" C-17A 98-0054 EB FL330 GITUS-DIKAS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

08:47 "Reach 8050" C-17A 98-0050 EB FL350 GITUS-DIKAS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

08:48 "Reach 4136" C-17A 04-4136 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

09:00 RZO9460 A310 CS-TGU NB FL320 UN864 EXMOR-BCN ..SATA [Lisbon-Manchester]

09:07 N673BF B762 N673BF EB Descending UL9 STU-BCN ..Google

09:38 "Reach 5141" C-17A 05-5141 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..452ndAMW March AFB CA

11:17 "Reach 3119" C-17A 03-3119 EB FL350 GITUS-DIKAS-MAM ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

12:53 "Reach 5001" C-5B 85-0001 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

13:03 "Reach 0175" C-17A 00-0175 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

14:30 "Reach 7170" C-17A 07-7170 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

14:33 "Reach 7171" C-17A 07-7171 EB FL290 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE no trail

16:47 "Spar 33" C-37A 01-0029 EB FL370-390 UL9 STU-BCN ..310thAS 6thAMW McDill AFB FL

17:07 "Reach 147" C-17A 00-0178 EB FL350 GITUS-DIKAS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

17:50 FDX32 MD-11F N608FE EB FL370 North of DIKAS ..Federal Express [Memphis-Frankfurt]

17:50 KAJ6499 B733 TS-IEG EB FL330 at NUMPO ..Karthargo Airlines [Dublin-Monastir]

21:20 Reported to Cardiff ATC from the Pontypridd area is a UFO showing "three bright red lights"