LOG Thursday 14/05/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12 ..to 30 21:08

Visitors

Inbound at 13:44 is "Rath Aviation 201" Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 OE-GRA c/n 525B-0135 ..landed 13:55 parking stand 17 ..departed 15:17 to Leeds-Bradford as "Rath Aviation 202"

Landing at 19:12 on a training flight is "SwedeJet 22T" Viking Airlines B733 SE-RHT ..taxied round to holding point B2 and departed 19:31 to Bristol as "SwedeJet 23T"

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 09:43 to the North is PA-32 R-300 Cherokee Lance G-VERN ..landed 16:37

Departing c22:45 is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 08:35 inbound to Swansea is Biggin Hill based Beech 350 Super King Air N37172 ..departed Fairwood Common 16:55

Southbound 09:10 on a flight from a private site in Hirwaun to a private site in Lisvane is Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-ENES ..routed back 11:33

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:30 "Reach 291" C-17A 03-3123 WB FL340 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC (Lakenheath departure)

08:34 "VPCVI" GLF5 VP-CVI EB FL450 STU-CPT ..Jet Aviation Business Jets

10:25 "Reach 797" B752 N558AX EB FL370 South of BCN ..Omni Air International

11:07 "N315TS" BBJ N315TS EB FL389 STU-BCN ..Tutor-Saliba Corp

11:15 "Trout 98" C-20E 87-0139 WB FL400 CPT-STU ..412FLTS

11:15 "N207TR" FA7X N207TR EB decending STU-BEDEK ..Travelers Indemnity Co, Windsor Locks CT

11:20 "Reach 809A" C-17A 95-0107 WB FL350 MAM-GAPLI ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:40 "Evac 33114" C-17A 03-3114 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

13:00 "Reach 4137" C-17A 04-4137 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

13:10 "Reach 3115" C-17A 03-3115 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

14:05 "Hard 41" C-17A 00-0182 WB FL340 MAM-(EXMOR ?) ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

15:15 "Reach 433" C-17A 94-0069 EB FL350 (GAPLI/GITUS ?)-DIKAS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

17:40 "Bursa 99" C-21A 84-0111 EB FL350 STU-DIKAS ..86thAW Ramstein AB Germany

17:50 "Reach 7045" C-5B 87-0045 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

17:50 "Quid 63" KC-135R 62-3565 WB FL340 MAM-DIKAS ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall

19:40 "C-GXBB" FA50 C-GXBB EB Descending UL9 ..1432766 Ontario Inc

19:45 "Reach 933" C-17A 02-1109 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-SLANY ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

Due out to Brize Norton via an airtest in ARA12 is "Ascot 839" VC-10 C.1K XV109/Z ..departed 14:27