LOG Friday 24/07/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Due in from Glasgow at 11:40 is EDC550T Citation 550 G-JETO ..landed 11:59 parking stand 15 ..departed 12:31 back to Glasgow

Inbound 12:00 from the South on a practice PAN is "VYT 16" 4FTS Hawk T.1A XX335/335 ..overshoot 12:07

Landing at 19:11 is Cessna F.182Q N182GC parking Echo

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 11:45 for a number of circuits prior to departing to St Athan is Beech C23 Sundowner G-BBTY ..landed back 12:29

Departing 12:56 is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL

BAMC Happenings

Engine running 10:20 was Boeing 772 G-VIIH ..this departed to Heathrow as BAW9181 c20:00

Transients (Below FL160)

Operating over the Aberthaw Estuary 13:45 checking power lines is "Grid 03" AS.355N G-LINE

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

13:00 "Reach 2105" C-17A 02-1105 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

22:20 ETH503 B763 ET-ALO EB FL350 STU-NUMPO-OKESI ..Ethiopian AL [Washington Dulles-Rome Fiumicino-Addis Ababa]

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

UWAS Tutors active : G-BYVW, G-BYWA

Landing 11:21 B-N Group Islander G-OBNL ..departed 12:13 with "Vectis 1" G-BEDW

Landing 12:11 is Beech C23 Sundowner G-BBTY ..departed back to Cardiff 12:23