LOG Wednesday 20/05/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12 ..to 30 09:45 ..to 12 10:40 ..to 30 16:07

Visitors

Due in from London City at 09:05 is NJE415F Citation 550 CS-DHN ..landed 10:32 parking stand 15 ..departed 16:45 "NJE692W" back to London City

Inbound 12:50 from Swansea for an approach and go-around is TB-9 Tampico G-BIXB ..overshoot 13:04 and returned to Swansea

Due in from Poitiers, France at 14:52 is "Airmed 67" PA-34 220T Seneca III G-BMDK ..landed 14:40 ..departed 15:38

Inbound 18:45 from Gamston is Mooney M.20J G-OEAC ..landed 18:59 parking Southside

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 13:31 to the Northeast is Rockwell 112A Commander G-PLAZ ..landed home 20:13

Inbound 13:40 is PA-34 200T Seneca II G-SENX ..landed 13:50

Departing 15:04 for some circuits is Rockwell 112B Commander G-CRIL ..landed 15:30

BAMC Happenings

Noted at 11:00 engine running B772 G-YMMR

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 09:10 on a flight from Exeter to Swansea is Robin DR.400 Major 80 G-GCIY

Westbound 10:40 on a flight from Glebe Farm to Old Park Farm is Evektor EV-97 Eurostar G-CFRT ..routed back 12:00

Westbound 10:45 on a flight from Shobdon to Swansea is TB-9 Tampico G-BIXB ..routed back to Shobdon 14:45

Departing Tremorfa Heliport c11:45 and enroute to a private site near Lyneham is Agusta A-109E Power N109TF

Westbound 15:42 on a flight from Shobdon to Swansea is Robinson R22 Beta G-MDKD

Eastbound 16:08 on a flight from a private site in Lisvane to the Worcester racecourse is Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-ENES ..routed back to Lisvane 19:30

Eastbound 17:45 on a flight from Miskin Manor to a private site near Southend is Bell 206 Jet Ranger III G-CCBL

Westbound 17:50 enroute the Miskin Manor is Robinson R44 Astro G-BYCE ..landed 18:10

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:00 "Reach 677" C-17A 00-0182 EB FL370 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

09:12 "Reach 031" C-17A 01-0187 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

10:25 "N885AR" GLF4 N885AR EB decending STU-BEDEK ..Rabbit Run LLC

12:27 BGA4TD A306 F-GSTD NB decending EXMOR-BCN ..Airbus Skylink

12:35 "Reach 5032" KC-10A 85-0032 WB FL350 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

13:00 "N2BD" F900 N2BD WB FL380 CPT-BCN-STU ..Franklin Lakes Enterprises LLC

13:20 "N80A" GLF4 N80A WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..United States Steel Corp

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08 ..to 26 14:00

Landing 11:39 "Navy 563" 750Sqdn Jetstream T.2 ZA110/CU-563 ..departed 12:00

Inbound 11:50 is "Armyair 595" 651Sqdn Defender AL.2 ZG997/- ..landed 12:14 ..departed 15:03 for an airtest as "Vectis 1" ..landed back 15:35 ..high powered engine runs outside the BN hangar 16:48 ..shut down 17:15

Inbound 14:00 from the Isle of Wight is "Vectis 1" a Britten-Norman aircraft BN-2B Islander G-CEUB ..landed 14:17 ..departed back to Bembridge 15:59

Inbound 14:15 is "Armyair 582" a 1Flt Islander AL.1 ZG847/- ..landed 14:24 ..departed to Aldergrove 15:11

Inbound 14:55 from Hereford is "Ascot 1383" 32[R]Sqdn A109 ZR321/- ..landed 15:14 ..departed to Northolt 17:12

All three Wales UAS Grobs G-BYWA, G-BYWD and G-BYWV noted flying at various times during the day.