LOG Thursday 23/04/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Landing at 07:30 "Navy 502" a Merlin HM.1 ZH840/- ..departed to the West 08:37

Inbound 11:30 via the Flatholme VRP Robinson R44 G-SAIG ..landed 11:41 parking on echo ..departed via St Hilary 13:19

Inbound 11:35 to hold prior to an approach and go around is "Exam 01" CTC Aviation DA42 G-CTCD ..overshoot 11:47

Inbound 11:55 from Coventry is PA-28 Warrior III G-BXOJ ..landed 12:06 parking on echo ..departed to Shoreham 14:47

Overshooting 15:43 is "Exam 04" CTC Aviation DA42 G-CTCF

Inbound 16:10 for an approach is "Navy 66" a FRADU Hawk XX301/- (special marks) ..flyby 16:20

Inbound 17:15 is Elstree based PA-28 Archer III N411BC ..landed 17:31 parking stand 15 ..departed 18:38 to Elstree

Landing at 19:21 on a training flight is "Swedjet 22T" Viking Airlines B733 SE-RHT parking stand 6 ..departed 19:43 to Liverpool as "Swedjet 23T" ..returning 21:00 as "Swedjet 24T" ..landed 21:18 and taxied round for departure at 21:29 to Bournemouth as "Swedjet 25T"

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 07:48 to Bournemouth is Dragonfly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 12:37

Departing 13:52 for some circuits is PA-28 Archer II G-BXIF ..landed 14:07

Departing 16:41 for circuits is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL ..into the circuit again at 19:13 ..landed 19:58 ..up again 21:33

Departing at 19:05 is Aeronca Chief G-BRWR ..landed 20:12

BAMC Happenings

Due out at 11:50 to Gatwick is BAW9183 B772 G-VIIA ..departed 12:25

Landing 13:39 BAW9180 B772 G-VIIU

Departing 17:36 to Heathrow BAW9181 B722 G-VIIS

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 12:55 to land at Abergavenny is Pioneer 200 G-CEVJ

Landing 13:10 at a private site in Caerphilly "Kent Heli 99" EC120 G-HEHE ..departed 16:55 to Exeter

Eastbound 16:43 from Miskin Manor to the Heliport is Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-CCBL

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:56 "Reach 520" C-17A 97-0044 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

10:15 "Reach 0560" MD-11F N274WA EB FL370 at NUMPO ..World Airways

10:38 "Reach 9060" C-17A 99-0060 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:52 "Reach 285" DC-10 N530AX EB FL310 North of NUMPO ..Omni Air International

11:35 "Razz 37" E-6B 164387 EB FL330 at NUMPO ..VQ-3 Tinker AFB, OK

13:15 "Reach 9021" C-5A 69-0021 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..137thAS/NY ANG Stewart Field, NY

16:55 "Reach 489" C-17A 97-0047 WB FL360 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

18:39 "Reach 4133" C-17A 04-4133 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

Departing 13:33 on airtest is "Vectis 2" Northolt SF Islander CC.2 ZF573 ..landed 14:32