LOG Friday 07/08/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Joining the circuit at 10:42 is "Brunel 11" Centreline PA-28 G-GFCB ..departed 11:36 to Bristol

Inbound the CDF Hold at 14:50 prior to an approach (15:11) and departure to Bournemouth is "Exam 09" CTC DA.42 G-CTCE

Inbound the CDF Hold at 15:20 prior to an approach (15:37) and departure to Bristol is "Exam 10" PA-34 G-MAIR

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 09:46 to Perranporth is PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 17:34

Departing at 11:23 to the south is PA-28 G-OPET ..landed 15:29 ..departed 17:52 ..landed 18:42

Departing at 11:40 to the west is Pup G-AZCZ ..returned 12:06 to the circuit, landed 12:42 ..departed 14:27 to the west ..returned 15:24 to the circuit, landed 16:28

Landing at 11:47 from Gloucester is Commander 112 G-PLAZ

Departing at 11:49 to the west is Sundowner G-BBTY ..landed 12:53

Departing at 13:34 to Swansea is PA-32 G-AZDJ ..landed 16:07

Landing at 14:01 is PA-38 G-GALL ..departed 14:25 to Bodmin ..landed 16:48

Departing at 14:54 to the south is TB.20 G-BTZO ..landed 16:05

Zooming up into the circuit at 16:10 is Jodel G-ASXY ..landed 16:42

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound Castlemartin Range at 09:40 from a site near Shrewsbury is "Ascot 1577" 32(TR)Sqn A.109E ZR323 ..departed c.13:10 to Salisbury Plain

Westbound at 14:00 routing Lands End-Chivenor-Nash Point-Shawbury is Chinook HC.2 "Vortex 426"

Westbound at 14:10 routing Newport-Cardiff Docks-St Hilary (14:24)-Nash Point-Swansea on a NAVEX from Shawbury is "Shawbury 49" Squirrel HT.1

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

06:20 "Reach 191" C-17A 00-0177 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

06:37 "Reach 2109" C-17A 02-1109 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

06:45 "Reach 1196" C-17A 01-0196 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

07:25 "Reach 960" C-17A 02-1101 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

08:05 "Reach 299" C-5B 87-0029 EB FL350 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

08:10 "Reach 6160" C-17A 06-6160 EB FL370 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

08:40 RYN835 B763 N637TW EB FL349 South of NUMPO ..Ryan International Airlines

09:05 "N80A" GLF4 N80A WB FL410 at DIKAS ..United States Steel Corp

09:18 "Reach 9013" C-5A 69-0013 EB FL290 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..89thAS/AFRC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

09:25 "Reach 0172" C-17A 00-0172 EB decending LND-VLN-MLD ..517thAS/3rdWG Elmendorf AFB, AK

10:00 "Reach 141" C-17A 07-7173 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

12:10 "Reach 5146" C-17A 05-5146/HH EB FL330 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..535thAS 15thAW Hickam AFB HI

13:40 "Reach 7030" C-5B 87-0030 EB FL350 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA

14:00 "N1757" B752 N1757 WB FL400 CPT-STU ..Google

16:08 PAT63 C-37A 02-1863 EB FL410 EVRIN-NUMPO-CPT ..OSACOM US Army Andrews AFB MD

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

UWAS Tutors active today: G-BYVW, G-BYWA

634 VGS Vigilants active today: ZH209/UQ, ZH249/UU (landed 18:51 from a loan spell at Swansea as "ACW692")

Landing at 11:41 from Bembridge is Islander G-OBNL ..departed 11:51 back to Bembridge

Overshooting 08 at 11:54 and departing westbound via St Hilary is Chinook HC.2 "Vortex 595" on a NAVEX out of Odiham