LOG Tuesday 28/07/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 c10:50 ..to 30 15:24

Visitors

Landing 08:42 is Bell 206 B-3 Jet Ranger III G-LBDC ..parking on echo ..departed to the Northeast 08:45

Inbound 10:10 for an approach and go around is "Exam 09" CTC Aviation DA42 G-CTCH ..overshoot 10:28 and returned to Bournemouth

Landing 11:00 is Connington based PA-24 Comanche G-AXTO ..parking on echo ..departed to Turweston 12:48

Inbound 12:20 for crew training is "Jersey 029T" Flybe DH8D G-ECOP ..go arounds 12:36 and 12:42 ..landed for a crew change 12:50 ..departed for more circuits 12:56 ..go arounds 13:04, 13:15 ..landed 13:22 ..departed as "Jersey 129T" to Birmingham 13:32

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing 11:31 for a few circuits is PA-28 Archer II G-OPET ..landed 11:59 parking on echo for fuel ..returned Southside 12:11 ..departed again 13:27 ..landed 14:20

Transients (Below FL160)

Westbound 10:20 on a flight from a private site in Wigan to Swansea is Bell 430 N5120 ..departed c12:00 for a private site in Shrewsbury

Westbound 12:36 on a flight from Upfield Farm to Swansea is PA-28 Dakota G-CSBD ..returning 14:28 via Nash Point and along the coast

Eastbound 15:50 on a flight from Swansea to Bournemouth via Cardiff Docks and Weston VRP's is Sportavia RF-5 G-BACE

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

02:09 "N500PC" GLF4 N500PC EB FL410 STU-BCN-CPT ..Noble Leasing LLC

06:35 "Reach 351" B763 N768NA EB FL350 MERLY-NUMPO ..North American Airlines

07:00 "Reach 3002" KC-135R 63-8002 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..22ndARW McConnell AFB, KS

07:40 "Reach 2516" KC-135R 62-3516 EB descending GITUS-MAM ..197thARS/AZ ANG Phoenix, AZ [to Mildenhall]

07:55 "Reach 358" B763 N746NA EB FL390 MERLY-CPT ..North American Airlines

08:38 "Reach 8071" KC-135T 58-0071 EB descending GITUS-MAM ..6thAMW Macdill AFB, FL [to Mildenhall]

09:28 "Reach 3122" C-17A 03-3122 EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

09:35 "Reach 728" B763 N763BK EB FL349 STU-DIKAS ..Ryan International Airlines

10:20 "Reach 3119" C-17A 03-3119 EB FL390 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

10:22 "Reach 4136" C-17A 04-4136 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

10:33 "Reach 3036" KC-135R 63-8036 EB FL390 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..197thAS/AZ ANG Phoenix, AZ

11:25 "Reach 4133" C-17A 04-4133 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..305thAMW McGuire AFB, NJ

11:42 "N518QS" GLF5 N518QS EB descending STU-NUMPO ..NetJets [to Northolt]

12:27 "N727M" B722 N727M WB FL320 CPT-DIKAS-STU ..Nomads INC [Venice-Shannon-Gander-Detroit Wayne]

13:15 "Reach 290" DC-10 N108AX EB FL310 STU-BCN ..Omni Air International

15:05 "Reach 123" C-17A 06-6162 EB FL370 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

23:39 "N914EG" GLF4 N914EG EB FL450 STU-NUMPO-MID ..Krystal Air LLC

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

UWAS Tutors active : G-BYVW, G-BYWA, and G-BYWD