LOG Tuesday 11/08/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30

Visitors

Due in from Hong Kong (departed 10:50 HK time) at c.16:00 is CPA3335 B742 B-HIH ..landed 15:51 parking Stand 6 ..the crew stated the a/c is here "for ever" and they are off to London and home

Inbound 19:35 from Fairoaks is "Osprey 63" AS55 G-NTWK ..landed 19:49 ..parking on echo

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 08:37 via Wenvoe is Pup G-AZCZ

Departing at 09:17 to St.Athan is Sundowner G-BBTY ..landed 09:44 ..departed 12:44 to Haverfordwest ..landed 16:58

Departing at 10:49 via St.Hilary is PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 12:45 ..departed 15:44 via Cardiff Docks ..landed 16:25

Launching into the circuit at 11:19 is Commander G-CRIL ..landed 11:49 after undercarriage problems

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound Swansea at 08:45 from Bagby is Cessna T.206H N191ME ..departed home c.15:20

Inbound Pembrey Range at 12:00 is Chinook HC.2 "Vortex 586"

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:10 "Reach 1192" C-17A 01-0192 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

08:33 "Reach 7186" C-17A 07-7186 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

09:00 "Quid 78" KC-135R 60-0355/D WB FL240 Mildenhall-BZN-VLN-ARA12 ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall

09:33 "Reach 7176" C-17A 07-7176 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

09:45 "Devil 03/04" A-10C 81-0956/SP & 81-0992/SP WB FL240 BZN-ARA12 ..52ndFW Spangdahlem Germany (01/02 RTB due to insufficient fuel to reach ARA) ..off the tanker at 10:25 to Aberporth Range to drop JDAMs ..diverting to Lakenheath at 12:00 with hung bomb

11:15 "Sooner 01" C-20H 90-0300 WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..86thAW Ramstein AB Germany

11:20 "Reach 3116" C-17A 03-3116 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

13:00 "Reach 166" C-17A 02-1112 WB FL350 MAM-GITUS ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

15:25 "Reach 8008" KC-135R 58-0008 WB FL400 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..133rdARS NH ANG

17:00 "Reach 1189" C-17A 01-0189 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

18:00 "N554CE" GLF5 N554CE EB FL450 STU-DIKAS ..Wells Fargo Northwest Trustee

18:55 "Reach 2108" C-17A 02-1108 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA

19:55 "VT-MST" GLF4 VT-MST EB decending SWANY-NUMPO ..Asia Aviation Ltd

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

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

Lnading at 09:20 from Cardiff is Sundowner G-BBTY ..departed 09:37 back to Cardiff