LOG Thursday 05/03/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is 4 FTS Hawk T.1 XX178 ..departed 09:12 to Valley as "VYT69"

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

Landing at 10:48 is Cessna 550 G-JETJ c/n 550-0154 parking stand 15 ..departed 13:07

Inbound to the CDF hold at 12:15 is "Ascot 530" LTW Hercules C.5 ZH884. Carried out six approaches, routing Swansea-BCN-CDF after the second and fourth before departing to Lyneham at 14:25.

Due in from Altenrhein at 13:40 is EGL413 Beech 200 G-WVIP landed 12:34 parking Echo ..departed 12:48 to Exeter

Landing at 14:55 is Robinson R-22 EI-GAV parking Echo ..departed 16:02 to Lydd

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 12:40 via Wenvoe is PA-32R G-VERN ..landed 15:11 ..departed 15:22 to Bodmin

Landing at 13:34 after maintenance at Bodmin is PA-32 G-AZDJ

Landing at 15:56 is Victa Airtourer G-AZOF parking southside, this has been away for a respray

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound at 09:35 for some survey work between Lavernock Point, Cardiff AP and Bridgend is "Atlantic 404" RVL Group Cessna 404 G-TASK

Heading SW through the zone at 10:05 on his way to Plymouth is Cessna 425 N425SL ..returned 16:00

Routing Filton-Berry Head-Bordeaux at 14:32 is "Shamrock 992P" A330 EI-CRK of Vladivostok Avia

Inbound to the Heath Hospital at 15:44 from Tredegar is "Helimed 57A" ..departed 16:25 to Swansea

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:38 GTI8602 B742 N540MC EB FL350 UL607 NUMPO ..Atlas Air [Dover AFB - Hahn]

09:40 UAE202 A388 A6-EDD EB FL390 UL607 NUMPO ..Emirates Airlines [New York - Dubai]

13:42 S4393 C-37A 99-0402 WB FL400 UL9 BCN-STU ..89thAW Andrews AFB MD

14:05 SOO400 B742 N783SA EB FL350 UL9 STU-BCN ..Southern Air [McGuire AFB - Ramstein AB]

14:42 AZA9470 B733 OO-TNJ WB FL340 UL9 BCN-STU ..TNT Airways [Rome - Dublin]

15:04 CTM1012 A342 075 EB descending UL607 BCN-CPT ..ET03.060 FAF [? - East Midlands]