LOG Tuesday 28/04/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 07:55 ..to 30 12:40

Transients (Below FL160)

Departing St Donats 08:25 and heading South Raj Hamsa X'Air G-CCOO

Eastbound 08:35 along the coast and seen South of Cardiff Airport Robinson R44 Raven II G-CIDR

Eastbound 10:45 having departed Haverfordwest and enroute Cranwell is TB-20 G-CCGL

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:15 "Reach 9433" KC-10 79-0433 EB FL350 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

08:42 "Sam 4767" C-37A 99-0402 EB FL410 at BCN ..89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

09:40 "Gold 62" KC-135R 62-3565 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..100thARW Mildenhall

09:45 "Gold 72" KC-135R 60-0328 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..100thARW Mildenhall

09:58 "Reach 627" B744 N572UP EB FL390 at NUMPO ..United Parcel Service

11:25 "Reach 9744" C-17A 97-0044 WB FL320 DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

12:55 "Quid 93" KC-135R 58-0036 WB FL240 BZN-VLN-LND-DINIM ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall ..to refuel B-1B "Rama 21" West of Eire ..returned 14:30

12:55 "RSAF 904" C-130H 1623 EB FL160-FL80 STU-DIKAS-(Lyneham) ..16 Sqn Al Kharj AB

13:20 "Reach 0176" C-17A 00-0176 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

13:40 "Reach 369" C-5B 86-0020 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

13:55 "Evac 33119" C-17A 03-3119 WB FL340 MAM-DIKAS-CRK ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

14:05 "Reach 7043" C-5B 87-0043 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

14:35 "Reach 7185" C-17A 07-7185 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

14:50 "Reach 867" C-17A 06-6159 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

15:25 "Reach 916" C-17A 04-4136 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

17:15 KZR1387 B752 P4-FAS WB climbing UL9-DIKAS-UN864-NITON ..Air Astana ..Lasham airtest

18:40 "N781VA" B738 N781VA WB FL400 UL9 BCN-STU ..Vision Airlines ..ex OY-SEB

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08 ..to 26 12:00

Night stopping Monday was 32[TR]Sqdn A-109E ZR323 ..departed to Shawbury "Ascot 1561" 09:00

Inbound 10:10 is "Armyair 597" 1 Flight Islander AL.1 ZG845 ..landed 10:25 ..departed on airtest 13:56 as "Vectis 1" ..landed 14:48

Inbound 10:55 is "Armyair 598" 651Sqdn Defender T.3 ZH004 ..landed 11:19 ..departed 12:09 to Aldergrove

Landing at 11:57 is "Cranwell 92" 55(R)Sqn Dominie T.1 XS712/A ..departed 13:50

Inbound at 13:50 is "Shawbury 04" DHFS Squirrel HT.1 ZJ270/70 ..landed 14:01 ..lifted 14:17 to operate in the overhead on a photo survey ..departed 14:31 to Cosford to drop off pics then on to Shawbury