LOG Wednesday 21/10/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 12

Visitors

Parked on stand 17 is General Dynamics' Gulfstream G450 N818G

Due in from Zurich at 11:30 is Lions Air Pilatus PC12 HB-FOQ ..landed 11:50 parking on stand 15 ..this should be here until Sunday and will be acting as the Wales Rally GB Comms aircraft

Arriving c11:30 from Miskin Manor is Jet Ranger G-CCBL parking Echo ..departed at 11:52 to Aberystwyth ..returning 16:45 from Carmarthen ..landed 16:59 parking Echo

Inbound at 15:35 for an approach is "Vortex 515" Chinook HC.2 ..go-round 15:50 and departed west along the coast via Nash Point

Due in from Nuremberg at 18:35 is Beech 200 N92WC ..landed 19:03 parking Stand 16

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 10:13 is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 12:09 ..departed 14:38 on a training flight ..returned 15:32 for approaches ..landed 15:48 ..departed 18:01 for more training ..returned 18:50 for approaches then circuits ..landed 19:23

Landing at 15:37 is PA-32R G-VERN

Transients (Below FL160)

Eastbound at 11:05 from the Newport area to operate South of the Wenvoe mast is Robinson R22 G-CCAP ..departed to the Bridgend area

Inbound to the Heliport at 15:00 from Cumbria is EC.135T2 G-MSPT

Interesting OTT (Above FL160)

08:28 "Reach 469" C-17A 07-7169 EB FL330 GITUS-MAM ..436thAW Dover AFB, DE

08:30 "N795BA" GLF5 N795BA EB descending SWANY-NUMPO ..Bank of America

09:00 "N995GG" GLF4 N995GG EB descending SWANY-NUMPO ..Rayfield Aviation

09:12 "N950CM" GLF4 N950CM WB climbing at TOPRO ..Oaktree Capital Management

10:30 "Convoy 3550" C-130T 164995/AX-995 WB FL240 DIKAS-STU ..VR-53/Andrews AFB, MD

10:37 "MDINO" C525 M-DINO NB FL300 EXMOR-BCN ..John Nicholas Bentley

11:07 "Reach 597" C-17A 02-1101 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB, SC

11:45 "Reach 856" C-5A 70-0453 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..68thAS/AFRC Kelly AFB, TX

12:00 CGL4032 A320 OM-HLD EB FL370 at NUMPO ..Seagle Air

12:38 "Reach 545" C-17A 94-0070 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

13:05 "Reach 9165" C-17A 99-0165 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

MOD St Athan Runway in use 08

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