LOG Thursday 21/05/2009

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Visitors

Parked southside is Mooney M.20J G-OEAC

Due in from Filton is PA-23 250F Aztec N2401Z ..departs to Ronaldsway at 08:55 ..landed 08:18 parking stand 15 ..departed 08:52 ..returned and landed 16:44 parking stand 15 ..departed 17:15

Overshooting to Filton at 14:39 is "Exam 12" PA-34 G-BCVY

Landing is "Specsavers 21A" Raytheon B300 N64GG ..landed 14:50 parking stand 15 ..departed 15:25 to Guernsey as "Specsavers 21B"

Inbound 16:40 from the East is Beech 58 Baron N64VB ..landed 16:55 parking stand 15 ..departed 17:18

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 07:42 to Oxford Kidlington is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN

Departing 10:35 for some circuits is PA-28 Archer II G-BXIF ..landed 11:23 ..departed again to the West 16:16 ..landed 17:02

Transients (Below FL160)

Northbound 09:30 and passing just to the West of St Athan enroute to Welshpool Vans RV-9 G-CCZT

Southbound 10:08 to land at Tremorfa Heliport is Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-ENES ..routed to Hirwaun 11:45

Westbound 10:25 is "Electricity 18" a Western Power Bell 206 Jet Ranger II G-BARP out of Bristol to operate in the West Wales area.

Operating over Cardiff City 15:05 is AAC Gazelle XZ320 ..returned to Hereford 15:22

Southbound 15:20 at Pontypridd and heading back to Yeovilton is "Navy Skua 359" Lynx HMA.8 XZ698/- from the Lynx OEU

Westbound 17:40 and landing at Tremorfa Heliport is Bell 222 EI-ZZZ

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

07:40 "Reach 0464" C-5A 70-0464 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..137thAS/NY ANG Stewart Field, NY [inbound Ramstein but diverted to Mildenhall]

08:15 "N225EE" GLF5 N225EE WB climbing at TORPO ..Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

10:35 "Reach 1196" C-17A 01-0196 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:00 "Reach 295" DC-10 N630AX EB FL310 STU-NUMPO ..Omni Air International

11:02 "Reach 2111" C-17A 02-1111 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

11:35 "Reach 654" C-17A 07-7181 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:45 "Reach 507" C-17A 07-7170 EB FL390 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

11:23 "Reach 956" C-5A 70-0455 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..137thAS/NY ANG Stewart Field, NY

12:47 "Reach 7177" C-17A 07-7177 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

13:05 "Reach 3119" C-17A 03-3119 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

13:42 BSK504 B738 N739MA WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..Miami Air

14:15 "N673P" GLF5 N673P EB FL450 STU-BCN ..GC Air LLC

14:30 "Reach 8225" C-5A 68-0225 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..337thAS AFRC Westover AFB MA

16:38 "Reach 3120" C-17A 03-3120 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

16:42 "Evac 33114" C-17A 03-3114 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

19:20 "Reach 5030" (RCH151 SBS) KC-10 85-0030 WB FL339 DIKAS-CRK ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

19:35 "French Navy 55A2" FA10 101 NB FL319 EXMOR-BCN ..57S/Landivisiau, France

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Wales UAS Grobs noted flying today:- G-BYWA, G-BYWD and G-BYVW