LOG Tuesday 20/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Parked on Stand 17 is a sick 4 FTS Hawk T.1 ..departed 11:47 to Valley as "VYT89"

Due in from Farnborough at 08:20 is "Air Partner 46A" Learjet 45 G-CDSR landed 08:14 parking Echo ..departed 09:57 to Madrid Torrejon as "Air Partner 46B"

Due in from Washington Dulles at 18:05 is General Dynamics Gulfstream G450 N818G ..landed 18:09 parking stand 17

Inbound to the CDF at 19:12 for an NDP approach is "Ascot 530" Hercules C.5 ZH880 ..entered the hold 19:28 ..approach and go-round 19:39, 19:52 and depart to Lyneham

Transients (Below FL160)

Inbound to Castlemartin Range at 10:30 from Yeovilton via Minehead and the Gower is "Marine Formation" two 847 NAS Lynx AH.7s

Inbound to Tremorfa Heliport at 14:16 from Celtic Manor is Twin Squirrel "Costock 99" ..returned to the Manor 15:06 ..departed to a private site near Liverpool 16:50

Eastbound along the coast at 17:15 via Nash Point on a flight from Ireland to Staverton is Beech F33A Bonanza N92RW ..turned and routed North of the Airport 17:24

Heading East, North of Cardiff Airport at 17:30 and inbound to Tremorfa is Northern Ireland based Robinson R44 Raven G-CBVI ..landed c17:55

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:55 "Reach 7047" C-17A 97-0047 EB FL360 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

09:20 "Reach 894" C-5B 85-0002 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..337thAS Westover AFB MA

09:48 "Reach 261" C-17A 06-6156 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

09:49 "Reach 277" C-17A 01-0190 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

10:10 "Reach 203" C-17A 90-0535 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

11:30 "Reach 878" C-17A 03-3119 EB FL390 GITUS-MAM ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

12:17 "Reach 211" C-17A 03-3124 EB FL370 GITUS-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

16:00 "Spar 31" [SBS Spar 27] C-37A 01-0029 WB climbing Brize Norton-DIKAS-STU ..6thAMW MacDill AFB FL

17:45 "N545CC" GLF5 N545CC WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..Colony Capital

17:38 "N900D" F900 N900D WB FL354 DIKAS-STU ..Oakmont Corp

23:35 "N600JD" GLF5 N600JD EB FL450 STU-BCN-CPT ..Deere & Company