LOG Saturday 18/07/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Cessna T.206H EI SPB ..departed to Dublin 08:25

Inbound 14:30 for an approach and go around is Swansea based PA-38 Tomahawk G-BOMO ..overshoot 14:47 and depart back to Swansea

Inbound 15:55 is "Airmed 073" PA-31 Cheyenne II G-FCED ..departed c18:00

Performing a flyby 16:10 down runway 12 "Dakota" BoBMF DC-3 ZA947/AI ..overshot and returned to Coningsby

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 09:49 to Blackbushe is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed home 15:11

Departing 10:33 for some circuits is Beagle B121 Pup G-AZCZ ..landed 10:53

Departing 13:42 is Aeronca Chief G-BRWR

Departing 13:47 is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL ..landed 14:25

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 10:20 on a flight from Upfield Farm to Swansea is PA-28 Dakota G-CSBD ..routed back 11:40

Westbound 11:00 on a flight from Bristol to Haverfordwest is PA-28 Cherokee G-ATTI

Eastbound 15:08 on a flight from Swansea to Weston Zoyland is C-42 Cyclone G-RODJ

Westbound 15:45 passing the Severn bridges and inbound to Penarth for a short display is "Dakota" BoBMF DC-3 ZA947/AI

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:00 "Canforce 3288" A310 15002 EB FL290 STU-BCN ..437Sqdn/Trenton, ON

08:20 "Reach 3115" C-17A 03-3115 EB FL360 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

08:55 "Reach 821" B752 N558AX EB FL370 STU-DIKAS ..Omni Air International

10:15 "Reach 858" C-17A 01-0195 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

10:25 "Reach 6161" C-17A 06-6161 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

10:50 "Reach 1196" C-17A 01-0192 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston (tail swap)

12:00 "Reach 0457" ("Rhino 90" sbs) C-5A 70-0457 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..89thAS/AFRC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

12:10 "Reach 7048" C-17A 97-0048 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

12:20 "Reach 5140" C-17A 05-5140 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..452ndAW/AFRC March ARB, CA

13:25 "Reach 269" C-17A 00-0181 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

13:25 "Reach 9190" C-17A 89-1190 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

14:20 "Reach 7177" C-17A 07-7177 EB FL70 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

15:00 "N800KS" BBJ N800KS WB FL360 DIKAS-STU ..Clay Lacy Aviation

15:08 "Reach 9061" C-17A 99-0061 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

17:00 "SAM 5230" C-32A 99-0003 WB FL340 DIKAS-STU ..1stAS/89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Performing a flypast at 16:07 is "Dakota" BoBMF DC-3 ZA947/AI