LOG Saturday 17/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 08:38 ..to 30 11:44 ..to 12 13:00 ..to 30 21:50 ..to 12 22:40

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Cessna T206H EI-SPB ..departed 08:37

Parked on Echo is PA-34 SP-TBR ..departed 09:12

Also parked on Echo is Cessna F182Q N182GC

Departing off 30 at 13:04 is "Poyston 1" PA-31 G-UMMI (appears to have arrived c.03:45 this morning)

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 11:15 to swansea is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL ..landed 15:09

Departing at 14:08 via Wenvoe is Jodel D.117A G-ASXY ..landed 16:16

Departing at 14:29 to Haverfordwest is PA-32 G-AZDJ ..landed 17:01

Departing at 14:45 to Swansea is PA-28 G-BXIF ..landed 16:55

Transients (Below FL160)

Routing to Celtic Manor at 09:20 from Liskeard on a photographic sortie is "Castle 04" Bell 206B G-SPEY ..will then route to the Swansea area

Landing at the Heliport at 10:10 is S-76 M-ONTY ..departed 12:58

Eastbound at 10:55 from Swansea to Bath is R44 G-HTMT ..returned 15:22

Westbound at 12:35 from Upfield Farm to Aberporth is Skyranger G-CDHU ..returned 15:22

Also up from Upfield Farm at 12:40 enroute to Swansea is PA-28 G-CSBD ..returned home 14:35

Westbound at 12:45 from Gloucester to Haverfordwest is C.182 G-RCWK ..returned 15:41

Passing to the West of St.Athan at 15:08 routing Chivenor-Usk is "Rescue 169" Seaking HAR.3 ..returned via the Cardiff overhead 16:31

Inbound to Swansea at 15:25 from Redhill is Irish-based Cessna F.150J G-AXGG

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

06:00 "SAM 5865" C-40B 01-0041 EB FL370 ELRAG-EXMOR ..1stAS/89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

06:33 "N59CF" GLF4 N59CF EN FL410 SWANY-NUMPO ..Wilmington Trust Co

07:35 BGH9001 GLF5 LZ-FIA EB FL370 STU-DIKAS ..Intercount Investments Ltd

08:20 TAY973E A30B OO-TZB SB FL350 BCN-EXMOR ..TNT Airways [Aldergrove-Bordeaux]

09:45 "VPBSN" GLF5 VP-BSN WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..Shell Oil

09:54 "N1454H" GLF5 N1454H EB decending SWANY-NUMPO ..Wilmington Trust

10:00 "Reach 2528" KC-135R 62-3528 EB decending STU-DIKAS ..77thARS/AFRC Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC

10:10 ANZ2 B744 ZK-NBU EB FL330 SWANY-NUMPO ..Air New Zealand [Auckland-Los Angeles-Heathrow]

10:17 "Reach 860" C-5A 70-0457 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..89thAS/AFRC Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

11:20 "Reach 475" C-17A 07-7173 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

11:37 "Reach 881" (Ruler 21 SBS) C-17A 03-3115 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

12:35 "N122BN" GLEX N122BN WB FL430 at DIKAS

12:45 "N185GA" G550 N185GA WB FL430 at NUMPO

13:10 "Reach 235" (SBS RCH9024) C-5M 69-0024 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

14:19 "SAM 5865" C-40B 01-0041 WB FL340 CPT-STU ..1stAS/89thAW Andrews AFB, MD

14:25 "Reach 157" C-17A 02-1105 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

16:35 "Reach 293" C-17A 07-7178 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

17:45 "Reach 863" C-17A 04-4138 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..452ndAMW March AFB CA

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

634 VGS Vigilants active are: ZH209/UQ & ZH249/UU