LOG Friday 30/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Parked on Echo is is PA-34-200T Seneca II G-CDPV ..departs Saturday

Inbound at 10:12 for an SRA approach is "Vortex 480" Chinook HC.2 ..broke off at one mile 10:29 and departed via Nash Point to Castlemartin Range

Due in from Cambridge at 11:17 is "Saxonair 33B" Beech 200 G-SAXN ..landed 11:39 parking on Echo ..departed to Cambridge 12:07

Landing at 12:05 is Peterborough-Conington based Cessna 182T G-ODEX parking on Echo ..departed 12:44 via St.Hilary on a local flight ..landed 13:49 and back to Echo ..departed home 14:45

Inbound at 13:53 is Bell 206B G-LBDC ..landed 14:04 parking on Echo ..departed 15:58

Inbound at 15:20 for an NDB approach is "Exam 01" Beech 76 Duchess (possibly G-BYNY) ..overshoot 15:41 and departed to Bournemouth

Based Aircraft Movements

Launching into the circuit at 15:10 is Tomahawk G-GALL ..landed 15:43

BAMC Happenings

Due out at 15:05 to Heathrow is BAW9171 B772 G-YMMP ..departed 15:22

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

UWAS Tutors active today are: G-BYWA, G-BYWD

Departing at 10:20 to Gloucester for a weeks maintenance is "Redhead 49" EC.135T2 G-WONN

Active at 14:20 is its temporary replacement "Police 32" EC.135T2 G-BZRS

Seen arriving by road c14:00 was "a large military helicopter" ..any details appreciated

Over the Top

Below FL160

Eastbound at 11:23 routing Pembrey Range-BCN-BZN-Benson is "Vortex 762" Merlin HC.3

Eastbound along the coast at 13:45 is "Vortex 480" Chinook HC.2

Above FL160

09:43 "Reach 7170" C-17A 07-7170 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB DE

12:50 JAI9142 B738 VT-JBK EB FL390 MERLY-EXMOR-SAM ..Jet Airways

13:26 "N600JD" GLF5 N600JD WB FL400 CPT-STU ..John Deere

14:26 "N297MD ?" B737 N297MD EB FL270 STU-CPT ..out of Shannon on delivery to Andolu Jet

14:44 "Reach 607" C-17A 90-0535 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA