LOG Sunday 30/08/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 by 09:00 ..to 30 14:41

Visitors

Parked on Stand 6 is B742 N2868R (ex B-HIH)

Landing at 09:00 is North Weald based PA-28R G-OKAG parking Stand 15

Landing at 13:09 is Dunkeswell based Cessna U.206A G-ATLT parking Stand 15 ..to pick up a parachute team for the drop over Cardiff Bay at c.1400 ..departed 13:40 ..drop complete 13:59 and departed to Dunkeswell

Transients (Below FL160)

12:45 "CFTGI" DC-3C C-FTGI SB FL110 BCN-??? ..Bell Geospace Ltd

Westbound at 13:00 along the coast from Lavernock Point home to Swansea ia R.44 G-CCYT

Inbound to Cardiff Bay at 14:42 to carry out a role demo with a lifeboat is "SRG169" Chivenor Seaking HAR.3A ..departed home 15:24

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

03:32 EEZ933 A332 I-EEZJ EB STU-BCN-CPT ..Eurofly [New York JFK - Palermo]

12:30 "N313RG" GLF5 N313RG WB FL430 CPT-STU ..Renair Corp

14:30 "Reach 0177" C-17A 00-0177 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

15:20 "Reach 7180" C-17A 07-7180 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

17:25 "Reach 2498" KC-135R 62-3498 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..909thARS/18thWG Kadena AB, Japan

18:40 "View 01" C-20E 87-0140 WB FL400 CPT-BCN-STU OSACOM Ramstein AB, Germany

18:45 "N624N" GLF5 N624N EN FL390 SWANY-NUMPO ..ITT Industries Corp

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

634 VGS Vigilants active today: ZH209/UQ