LOG Monday 12/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 11:02 ..to 30 15:16

Visitors

Parked on Echo is PA-34 SP-TBR

Due in from Edinburgh at 08:35 is NJE1QK Hawker 750 CS-DUD landed 08:39 parking Echo ..departed at 11:21 to Venice as NJE779M

Due in from Northolt at 11:10 is "Kittyhawk 22" 32[TR]Sqn HS125 CC.3 ZD621 ..landed 11:01 parking Stand 15 ..departed as "Northolt 41" 12:18 ..back in 13:15 for a number of right hand circuits ..landed 13:37 parking Stand 16

Inbound at 11:00 for an approach and go-round (11:17) is "Exam 10" PA-34 G-CAHA

Inbound at 12:22 is "Cranwell 91" 55[R]Sqn Dominie T.1 XS730/H ..landed 12:32 parking Stand 15 ..departed 14:24 to Cranwell via Waddington

Inbound at 13:15 is Gamston based Cessna 560 G-KDMA ..landed 13:22 parking on Echo ..departed 15:35 to Northolt

Inbound at 13:35 is Aerodata Remote Sensing Merlin IIIA PH-PIX ..landed 13:48 parking Stand 17

Inbound at 14:10 on a practise diversion approach is "Cranwell 92" 55(R)Sqn Dominie T.1 XS713/C ..overshoot 14:18 and departed to the Southwest

Inbound at 16:35 for two ILS approaches is "Ascot 878" VC-10 K.3 ZA149/H ..go-rounds 16:50 & 17:03 and departed to the Southwest

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 11:25 to Compton Abbas is PA-32R Cherokee Lance G-VERN ..landed 15:48

Departing at 12:55 to Seville is Dragonfly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 20:58

Departing at 13:56 via Wenvoe is PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 16:41

Departing at 14:19 for a photo shoot in the Sully area is Jodel 117 G-ASXY ..returned 14:42 for a circuit and landed 14:48

Departing at 14:44 for a local flight via St.Hilary is Airtourer G-AZOF ..landed 15:37 ..departed 17:28 via Nash Point ..returned 18:10 into the circuit and landed 18:28

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound to Aberthaw from the North at 11:25 on a photo survey is Robinson R22 Beta II G-REDY ..departed to the Barry area 11:42 and then on to Newport and Filton

Westbound at 12:25 on a flight from Staverton to Swansea is PA-28 R Arrow G-GYMM ..returned 14:10

Eastbound at 12:30 on a flight from Swansea to Bagby is DR.400 Regent G-RONS

Inbound to Upfield Farm at 15:28 is Rans RV-6 G-BZRA

Routing St.Hilary-St.Athan-Aberthaw-St.Athan-northbound at 16:54 is "Pipeline 11" Bell206B G-BXNT

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

10:35 "N1540" GLF5 N1540 WB climbing at TOPRO ..Cox Aviation

11:15 "Reach 883" C-130E 62-1834 WB climbing DIKAS-STU ..61stAS/19thAW Little Rock AFB, AR

11:50 "SAM 5814" C-37B 06-0500 WB FL400 at DIKAS ..99thAS/89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

12:18 "TCCMK" CL60 TC-CMK WB FL400 at DIKAS ..Private

12:50 "N60055" CL60 N60055 WB FL320 at DIKAS ..BAM Aviation LLC

13:40 "Reach 659" C-5B 86-0015 EB FL330 south of Cardiff Airport ..60thAMW Travis AFB, CA (no trail)

15:15 "Reach 457" C-5B 85-0002 WB FL320 MAM-GITUS ..337thAS Westover AFB MA

16:20 "Reach 3123" C-17A 03-3123 EB FL350 GAPLI/GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

16:28 "PHILC" F900 PH-ILC WB FL360 CPT-STU ..Jet Management Europe

16:35 "N601PR" CL60 N601PR EB descending GISOK-DIKAS-CPT ..Trustee

18:08 "N848CC" CL60 N848CC EB FL390 STU-CPT ..MHS Consulting Corp

18:13 "Spar 11" C-40C 05-0730 WB FL340 CPT-STU ..73rdAS 932ndAW Scott AFB IL

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

Departing at 13:38 on an airtest to the West is "Ascot 878" VC-10 K.3 ZA149/H ..landed 17:26

Departing at 16:34 on an airtest to the West is "Ascot 839" VC-10 C.1K XV105/V ..recovered to Brize Norton