LOG Wednesday 23/12/2009

Cardiff IAP Runway in use 30 ..to 12 by 07:00

Visitors

Parked on Echo is Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXL

Due in from Filton is PA-23 Aztec N2401Z ..landed 08:56 parking on Echo ..departed to Ronaldsway (IOM) at 09:14 ..returned at 14:29 parking on echo ..departed to Filton at 14:45

Joining the CDF Hold at 13:18 to make two approaches is DA42 G-FCAB ..go-round 13:37 and 13:56

Landing at 16:38 from Poznan is "Quadriga 950G" Windrose Air CJ2 D-ISCO ..parking on echo ..departed as "Quadriga 951G" 17:22

Ad Hoc charters/One off Airliner movements

Positioning out to Leeds-Bradford at 18:17 is TCX489P A320 G-GTDL

Based Aircraft Movements

Departing at 15:53 to Birmingham is DragonFly Beech 200 G-MEGN ..landed 19:54

MOD St Athan Closed until 06:00 4th Jan 2010

Diverting in for fuel at 16:20 enroute Haverfordwest-Gloucester is "Bond 33" EC135T2 G-CGHP ..landed 16:27

Over the Top

Below FL160

Eastbound at 12:54 from Swansea to an incident in St.Athan village is "Helimed 57A" EC135T2 G-WASN ..landed 13:05 100yds from your bloggers house ..lifted 13:31 direct to the Heath Hospital ..let down there c.13:39 ..returned to Swansea 15:15 ..turned back EB due to poor weather, will either land at the heliport or Cardiff airport ..no joy at the heliport at 15:28 so heading back to Swansea along the coast

Above FL160

10:24 "N5616" GLF5 N5616 WB FL400 CPT-STU ..Wells Fargo Bank Trustee

10:37 "MHOIL" LJ60 M-HOIL NB FL400 EXMOR-DIKAS ..Begal Air

11:23 "Reach 474" C-17A 08-8192 EB FL330 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB WA

11:30 "Reach 190" C-17A 96-0004 WB FL300 MAM-GITUS ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

12:12 "N128AB" GLF4 N128AB WB FL380 CPT-STU ..Prime Jet LLC

12:44 S6310 C-37A 97-0400 WB FL340 CPT-STU ..89thAW Andrews AFB MD

12:54 "Reach 6161" C-17A 06-6161 WB FL320 MAM-DIKAS-STU ..60thAMW Travis AFB CA

13:12 "Reach 613" C-17A 98-0054 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..437thAW Charleston AFB SC

13:27 "VPCBX" GLF5 VP-CBX WB FL400 DIKAS-STU ..TAK Aviation

14:06 "N132SD" GLF5 N132SD WB FL400 CPT-SLANY ..Wells Fargo Bank

14:42 "Reach 028" C-17A 03-3114 WB FL350 MAM-DIKAS ..183rdAS/MS ANG Jackson, MS

15:30 "Fraction 551C" F2TH CS-DNP WB climbing BCN-STU ..NetJets Europe

16:00 "Reach 678" C-17A 00-0178 EB FL350 GAPLI-MAM ..62ndAW McChord AFB, WA