LOG Friday 18/12/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 12:10 ..to 30 18:50

Visitors

Parked on stand 12 is Swiftair ATR72 EC-KKQ (the airport board has this as due out tomorrow morning at 01:45 to Biarritz as SWT550, however, the Dragons-Biarritz match due at 20:00 this evening has been postponed until 13:35 tomorrow afternoon due to a frozen pitch, presumably it will wait and depart tomorrow evening)

Parked on Echo is Cessna F182Q N182GC

Joining the CDF Hold at 11:45 prior to an approach is "Fast Track 29" PA-34 G-CAHA ..go-round 12:01 and departed to Gloucester

Inbound at 11:55 for an approach is "Oxford 51T" PA-34 G-BTGV ..go-round 12:05 and departed to Oxford

Landing at 19:58 from Alicante is "AirMed 054" PA-42 Cheyenne G-GMED parking on Stand 15 ..departed 20:44 to Oxford

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 13:29 to Farnborough is Dragonfly beech 200 G-MEGN

MOD St Athan Closed until 09:00 4th Jan 2010

Tremorfa Heliport

Inbound at 15:35 for fuel is "Castle 2" AB206B G-SPEY ..departed 15:44 to Liskeard

Over the Top

Below FL160

Inbound to Pembrey at 08:45 from Newquay is "Scillonia 901" DHC6 G-BIHO ..departed c.09:54 as "Scillonia 902" ..inbound at 15:30 "Scillonia 903" ..departed c.16:00 as "Scillonia 904"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8418923.stm

Thanks to Spencer Chilvers for the pics

Above FL160

10:00 "Reach 129" C-17A 04-4134 EB FL350 GITUS-MAM ..305thAMW McGuire AFB NJ

10:08 "Soda 53" KC-135R 59-1448 WB FL360 MAM-GITUS ..151stARS TN ANG McGhee-Tyson AP TN

10:08 "Soda 51" KC-135R 59-1499 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..151stARS TN ANG McGhee-Tyson AP TN

11:05 "Quid 86" KC-135R 58-0100 EB descending LND-VLN-BZN-MAM ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall

11:08 "Quid 85" KC-135R 60-0355 EB descending LND-VLN-BZN-MAM ..100thARW RAF Mildenhall

13:05 "Reach 251" C-17A 99-0064 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

13:53 "Reach 101" C-17A 03-3118 WB FL340 MAM-GITUS ..183rdAS MS ANG Jackson MS

14:08 "N1DG" GL5T N1DG WB FL320 AMMAN-MERLY ..LPL Management Group Inc

15:12 "SAM 6269" C-37B 06-0500 WB FL400 CPT-STU ..89thAW Andrews AFB MD

16:01 "EC-KFQ" E135 EC-KFQ EB FL410 STU-CPT ..Flylink Express

18:17 "N601AC" TBM850 F-WWRE/N601AC NB FL280 BHD-EXMOR-DIKAS ..SOCATA [Tarbes-Prestwick] (c/n 530)

19:29 "Spar 76" C-37A 01-0076 EB FL430 STU-CPT ..309thAS 86thAW Chievres AB Belgium