LOG Friday 23/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to runway 12 12:43

Visitors

Parked on stand 15 is Lions Air Pilatus PC12 HB-FOQ ..departed 07:44 to the Rally area as "Lions 1" ..landed back 12:23 ..departed 12:56 as "Lions 2" back to the rally ..landed 16:53 and back to stand 15

Parked on Echo is Jet Ranger G-CCBL ..departed 09:12 to the North

Also parked on Echo is Cessna 560XL SE-RCM

Making an approach and go-round at 09:45 is "Exam 09" Beech 76 G-BYNY

Inbound at 10:00 for an approach and go-round (10:13) is "Ascot 520" LTW Hercules C.5 ZH881

Inbound at 10:43 is regular "weekender" Cessna T.206H EI-SPB ..landed 11:01 parking Stand 15

Inbound at 12:15 is "Cranwell 91" 55[R]Sqdn Dominie T.1 XS739/F ..landed 12:27 parking on stand 16 ..departed at 14:21 to Cranwell

Inbound at 13:55 from Blackpool is Beech 58 Baron N64VB ..landed 14:07 parking Stand 15 ..departed 14:29

Inbound at 14:40 from Swansea for a missed approach and go-round is Taylorcraft F-22A G-BWBI ..overshoot 15:00 and departed back to Swansea

Inbound at 17:55 is Bodmin based DR.400 Regent G-GLKE ..landed 18:19 parking on echo

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 09:52 via Wenvoe is PA-28 Archer II G-BXIF ..landed 13:49

Departing at 13:39 into the circuit is PA-38 Tomahawk G-GALL ..landed 14:23

Hurling itself into the circuit at 14:38 is Jodel Gran Tourisme G-ASXY ..landed 15:28

Departing at 15:13 on a training flight is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..go-round 15:52 ..landed 16:44 ..departed 16:45 ..landed 17:00 ..departed to Gloucester 18:03 ..landed back 19:06 ..taxied to Stand 17 20:12 for fuel ..returned southside 21:24

Transients (Below FL160)

Eastbound at 11:28 on a flight from Swansea to Staverton is C-42 Cyclone G-CDYT ..returned 11:37 due to poor weather enroute

Westbound at 13:20 on a flight from Goodwood to Swansea via St Athan is TB-20 Trinidad G-CPMS ..routed back to Goodwood 15:40

Westbound at 15:05 on a flight to Haverfordwest is Jet Fly PC-12 LX-JFQ

Eastbound at 16:00 on a flight from Haverfordwest to Wattisham is "Armyair 467" a 3/4 Regiment AH-64D Apache ZJ232

Eastbound from the rally stage area to the landing site at Black Weir is a Twin Squirrel c/s "Rally Medevac" ..departed to the heliport c17:00

Routing Southeast at 17:20 on a flight from Swansea to Minehead via Nash Point is R44 G-HAGL

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

09:45 "Reach 123" C-17A 07-7176 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

10:40 "N900SJ" F900 N900SJ EB descending SWANY-NUMPO ..SRCG Holdings Inc

10:46 "N404AC" GLF4 N404AC WB FL418 at DIKAS ..Apache Aviation

14:25 "N876C" F900 N876C WB climbing at DIKAS ..General Avileasing

19:08 "Reach 307" C-17A 95-0106 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

MOD St Athan Runway in use 26

Departing at 11:19 to Brize Norton is "Ascot 876" VC-10 K.3 ZA149/H

Tremorfa Heliport

Departing at 08:15 to Aberdare is "Rally 23" AS.350B2 N214AE ..landed at a private site 08:30 ..departed c09:30 to the West ..routed back to Tremorfa 15:35

Arriving at 08:41 from Gloucester is A.109A G-STNS

Departing at 08:44 is "Rally 04" EC.135T2 G-MSPT ..returned 11:30 ..up again 12:35 and back to the rally stages ..returned and landed c16:20

Departing c.09:00 is "Rally 18" AS.350 ..routed back to Tremorfa 15:42

Departing c.09:00 is "Rally 22" Bell Longranger ..routed back at 15:47 ..departed at 16:05 for Gloucester

Departing 09:34 is "Rally 19" Bell 407 (G-OZAC) ..returned from the rally stages 15:30

Departing 09:34 is "Rally 17" Bo.105 (G-BTKL) ..headed back to the heliport 15:27 from the Ebbw Vale area

Departing 09:34 is "Rally 20" A.109 ..headed back to the heliport from the North 15:25

Departing 09:34 is "Rally ?"

Inbound at 15:37 from the Northwest is "Rally 05" AS.350 G-SPVK

Inbound at 16:00 from Aberdare is "Rally 12" Jet Ranger II N206MF

Inbound at 16:05 from the North is "Rally 09" ..repositioned 16:28 to Miskin Manor

Inbound at 16:10 is "Rally 01"

Inbound at 15:37 from the Northwest is "Rally 21"

Inbound at 16:35 from the Northwest is "Hawkrise 01" EC130 G-ECBO ..repositioned to Miskin Manor 16:50

Inbound at 17:02 from Black Weir is a Twin Squirrel c/s "Rally Medivac"

Inbound at 17:12 is "Stobart 01" (Rally 6) A109 G-STGR