LOG Tuesday 03/11/2009

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Visitors

Training again today is Astraeus A320 G-STRP as follows;

Arrived at 10:48 from Gatwick as AEU1T parking on Stand 6 ..departed to Bournemouth at 11:11, same c/s

Arrived at 12:53 from Bournemouth as AEU2T parking on Stand 6 ..departed to Bournemouth at 13:25, same c/s

Arrived at 15:00 from Bournemouth as AEU3T parking on Stand 6 ..departed to Gatwick at 15:31, same c/s

Photo credit: Hugh Trainer

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 07:00 is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 19:12

Landing at 13:42 from St.Athan is Beech Sundowner G-BBTY

BAMC Happenings

Carrying out ground taxy & power checks from 10:17 is BAW9175 B744 G-BNLV ..departed 11:54 for an airtest ..returned for a go-round at 13:07 ..landed 13:21 ..departed 14:52 for another test flight as BAW9176 routing EXMOR-DAWLY-LND ..landed 15:28

Photo credit: Hugh Trainer

Due in at 16:12 from Gatwick is BAW9151 B772 G-YMMB ..landed 16:34

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

Departing at 13:37 to Cardiff is Sundowner G-BBTY

Over the Top

Below FL160

Westbound at 14:38 from Odiham to Castlemartin Range is "Wildcat" 657 Sqn Lynx AH.7s XZ214 +1

Above FL160

09:10 "Reach 3122" C-17A 03-3122 EB FL340 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

09:57 "Reach 3116" C-17A 03-3116 EB FL350 STU-DIKAS-MAM ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

10:12 "Reach 2537" KC-135R 62-3537 WB FL400 Mildenhall-BZN-DIKAS-STU ..77 ARS AFRC Seymour Johnson AFB NC

11:01 "Reach 8265" C-17A 88-0265 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

11:05 "N770XB" G450 N770XB EB FL410 EVRIN-NUMPO ..Avac Inc Trustee

11:17 "Reach 380" C-17A 93-0601 EB FL370 GAPLI-MAM..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

11:18 "Reach 537" KC-135R 57-2597 WB FL380 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..153 ARS MS ANG Meridian/Key Field MS

12:33 "Convoy ????" C-40A 165834 EB FL390 STU-CPT ..VR-58 NAS Jacksonville FL

13:02 "Jersey 040" DH8D G-PTHC SB descending RILES-EXMOR-Exeter ..for Pantheon Airways

13:25 "HZARK" G550 HZ-ARK WB climbing CPT-STU

14:02 "N165JF" GLF4 N165JF WB FL450 CPT-STU ..Jet Flight Corp

14:10 "Reach 4129" C-17A 04-4129 WB FL340 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..305thAW McGuire AFB NJ

14:54 "Reach 698" C-5B 87-0030 EB FL310 GITUS-MAM ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA